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Political party in Slovakia
OĽaNO and Friends OĽaNO a priatelia
LeaderIgor Matovič
Founded26 May 2023 (2023-05-26)
Registered3 July 2023 (2023-07-03)
IdeologyConservatism
Colours  Grey
National Council14 / 150
Website
obycajniludia.sk

OĽaNO and Friends (Slovak: OĽaNO a priatelia), whose full legal name is OĽaNO and Friends: Ordinary People (OĽaNO), Independent Candidates (NEKA), NOVA, Free and Responsible, Pačivale Roma, Magyar szívek and Christian Union and For the People (Slovak: OĽANO A PRIATELIA: OBYČAJNÍ ĽUDIA (OĽANO), NEZÁVISLÍ KANDIDÁTI (NEKA), NOVA, SLOBODNÍ A ZODPOVEDNÍ, PAČIVALE ROMA, MAGYAR SZÍVEK a Kresťanská únia a ZA ĽUDÍ), is a political coalition in Slovakia established on 26 May 2023.

History

On 26 May 2023 Ordinary People and Independent Personalities leader Igor Matovič announced the creation of the OĽaNO and Friends coalition through the legal renaming of the OĽaNO party. The coalition initially included OĽaNO, NOVA, Free and Responsible, Roma and Hungarian platforms and a platform of bipartisan candidates. On 2 July 2023, the parties Christian Union and For the People parties joined the coalition. The parties ran with a single list for the parliamentary elections on 30 September 2023. The coalition obtained 8.9% of the votes for a total of 16 seats, significantly worse than the result obtained by the previous OĽaNO-led coalition in the 2020 election.

Members

Name Ideology Position Leader MPs MEPs
Slovakia
Slovensko
Conservatism Centre-right Igor Matovič 11 / 150 0 / 15
Christian Union
Kresťanská únia
Christian right Right-wing Milan Krajniak 2 / 150 0 / 15
For the People
Za ľudí
Liberal conservatism Centre-right Veronika Remišová 1 / 150 0 / 15

Election results

National Council

Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Status
2023 Igor Matovič 264,137 8.9% 4th 16 / 150 New Opposition

Notes

References

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  3. "Magyar és roma platformmal bővül az OĽaNO". ujszo.com (in Hungarian). 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  4. Postoj; TASR. "Voľby 2023 / OĽANO ide do koalície s KÚ a Za ľudí. Kandidovať bude 25 politických subjektov". www.postoj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  5. N, Denník (2023-07-05). "Kandidátna listina koalície OĽaNO a priatelia, Kresťanská únia, Za ľudí pre parlamentné voľby 2023". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  6. "Results". Slovakia Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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