Slovakia We Are Family
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.
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| Abbreviation | SME RODINA |
| Leader | Boris Kollár |
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| Parliamentary leader | Peter Pčolinský |
| Founder | Boris Kollár |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Leškova 5, Bratislava. 81104 |
| Youth wing | The Young Help |
| Membership (2021) |  1,309 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
| European affiliation | Identity and Democracy Party (until 2023) |
| Colours | Blue and red |
| Slogan | "We are normal" (2023) |
| National Council | 0 / 150 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 14 |
| Regional governors | 0 / 8 |
| Regional deputies | 55 / 419 |
| Mayors | 135 / 2,904 |
| Local councillors | 539 / 20,462 |
| Website | |
| hnutie-smerodina | |
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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The party was originally registered in 6 July 2011 as Party of Citizens of Slovakia (Strana občanov Slovenska). In November 2015 the party was taken over by Boris Kollár, who renamed it We Are A Family – Boris Kollár (SME RODINA - Boris Kollár). The party received 7% of the vote in the 2016 parliamentary election, winning 11 seats in the National Council. In February 2019 the party joined the pan-Europe Identity and Democracy Party, and in November 2019 dropped Boris Kollár from its name.
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 | 6 | OĽaNO–SR–SaS–ZĽ | |
| 2023 | 65,673 | 2.21 | 11th | 0 / 150 |  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 | ||||
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| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | ||
| 2019 | Milan Krajniak | 59,464 | 2.77 | 7th | |||
References
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