We Are Family (Slovakia)

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We Are Family
Sme rodina
AbbreviationSme Rodina
LeaderBoris Kollár
Presidium
Parliamentary leaderPeter Pčolinský
FounderBoris Kollár
Founded2011[1]
HeadquartersLeškova 5, Bratislava. 81104[1]
Youth wingThe Young Help
Membership (2021)Increase 1,309[2]
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing[6][3] to far-right[7][8]
European affiliationIdentity and Democracy Party (2019–2023)
Colours   Blue and red
Slogan"We are normal" (2023)
National Council
0 / 150
European Parliament
0 / 15
Regional governors[9]
0 / 8
Regional deputies[a][9]
55 / 419
Mayors[a][9]
135 / 2,904
Local councillors[a][9]
539 / 20,462
Website
hnutie-smerodina.sk
  1. ^ a b c Also with coalitions

We Are Family (Slovak: Sme rodina) is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Slovakia founded in 2011. It is led by businessman Boris Kollár who was Speaker of the National Council from 2020 to 2023.

It won seats the National Council in the 2016 and 2020 parliamentary elections, serving in the opposition from 2016 to 2020 and as the junior government party from 2020 to 2023. It did not win any seats in the 2019 European Parliament election. It was a member of the Eurosceptic Identity and Democracy, which is an alliance of political parties in Europe.

History

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Former party logo

The party was originally registered in 6 July 2011 as Party of Citizens of Slovakia (Strana občanov Slovenska).[1] In November 2015 the party was taken over by Boris Kollár, who renamed it "We Are Family – Boris Kollár" (Sme Rodina - Boris Kollár).[10][1] The party received 7% of the vote in the 2016 parliamentary election, winning 11 seats in the National Council.[11][12] The party joined the pan-Europe Identity and Democracy Party in February 2019, after which dropping Boris Kollár from its name the same year in November.[1]

In the 2023 parliamentary elections, We Are Family received 2% of the vote and lost all of its seats in the National Council.

Election results

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National Council

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Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Status
2016 Boris Kollár 172,860 6.62 6th
11 / 150
 New Opposition
2020 237,531 8.24 3rd
17 / 150
 Increase 6 Coalition government
2023 65,673 2.21 11th
0 / 150
 Decrease 17 No seats

European Parliament

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Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Group
2019 Peter Pčolinský 31,840 3.23 10th
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President

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Election Candidate First round Second round
Votes % Rank Votes % Rank
2019 Milan Krajniak 59,464 2.77 7th

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Further reading

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