Socialists.sk Socialisti.sk
Abbreviation	S.sk
Chairman	Artur Bekmatov [sk]
Vice Chairmen	Milan Benkovský, Martin Štunda
Honorary Chairman	Eduard Chmelár
Founder	Eduard Chmelár
Founded	8 October 2019 (2019-10-08)
Registered	52659071
Split from	Communist Party of Slovakia (partly)
Headquarters	Bajzova 234/12, 82108 Bratislava-Ružinov
Ideology	Democratic socialism
Political position	Left-wing
Colours	Red and   green
Slogan	«Slovakia for all, not for the chosen» (Slovak: "Slovensko pre všetkých, nie pre vyvolených")
National Council	0 / 150
European Parliament	0 / 14
Website
socialisti.sk
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The Socialists.sk (Slovak: Socialisti.sk) is a non-parliamentary left-wing political movement in Slovakia, which was established by registering on October 8, 2019 at the Ministry of the Interior.^[1] The aim of the movement is to promote values based on three basic pillars – social, environmental and peaceful.^[2] The movement is to bring a radical, left-wing democratic alternative to predatory capitalism, which destroys justice, equality and life on Earth.^[3] The current party leader is Artur Bekmatov.

History

The movement was founded in October 2019 by left-wing activist and former presidential candidate, Eduard Chmelár. Socialisti.sk ran independently in the 2020 parliamentary election, but failed, gaining 0.55% of the vote. Subsequently, Chmelár resigned as chairman and in June 2020 the party assembly elected Artur Bekmatov as the new chairman, Chmelár remained the honorary chairman.^[4]

Electoral results

National Council

Party leadership

Chairman

• 2019–2020 – Eduard Chmelár
• 2020–present – Artur Bekmatov^[4]