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 (until 2023)
Colours   Blue and red
Slogan"We are normal" (2023)
National Council
0 / 150
European Parliament
0 / 14
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

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 A 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] In February 2019 the party joined the pan-Europe Identity and Democracy Party, and in November 2019 dropped Boris Kollár from its name.[1]

In the 2023 parliamentary elections the party received 2% of the vote and lost all of its seats in the National Council.

Election results

National Council

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 OĽaNO–SR–SaS–ZĽ
2023 65,673 2.21 11th
0 / 150
 Decrease 17 Extra-parliamentary

European Parliament

Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Group
2019 Peter Pčolinský 31,840 3.23 10th
0 / 14

President

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Register of Political Parties and Political Movements". Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  2. ^ "Výročná správa politickej strany: Sme Rodina" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia) (in Slovak). 2021. p. 7.
  3. ^ a b Bela, Ambrus (4 March 2020). "Slovacia devine patria anticorupției". Q Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ Kneuer, Marianne (2017). "Slovakia Report: Sustainable Governance Indicators 2017" (PDF). Bertelsmann Stiftung.
  5. ^ "Týždeň vo svetových médiách: Kollár je pravicový populista a odporca EÚ". 19 May 2019.
  6. ^ "A political earthquake in Slovakia". Centre for Eastern Studies. 3 September 2016.
  7. ^ "2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia – European Sources Online".
  8. ^ Rettman, Andrew (2 March 2020). "Slovakia kicks out centre-left rulers". EUobserver. Brussels. Retrieved 3 September 2023. Matovic might need the support of the far-right Sme Rodina party
  9. ^ a b c d "Súhrnné výsledky hlasovania" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  10. ^ Businessman Boris Kollár launches his political party Spectator, 12 November 2015
  11. ^ Allocation of Seats State Commission for Elections and Control of Financing of Political Parties
  12. ^ Post-election: Possible combinations after Slovak election Spectator, 7 March 2016


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