We Are Family Sme rodina | |
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| Abbreviation | Sme Rodina |
| Leader | Boris Kollár |
| Presidium | |
| Parliamentary leader | Peter Pčolinský |
| Founder | Boris Kollár |
| Founded | 2011[1] |
| Headquarters | Leškova 5,Bratislava. 81104[1] |
| Youth wing | The Young Help |
| Membership(2021) |  1,309[2] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing[6][3] tofar-right[7][8] |
| European affiliation | Identity 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 | |
We Are Family (Slovak:Sme rodina) is anational-conservative andright-wing populistpolitical party in Slovakia founded in 2011. It is led by businessmanBoris Kollár who wasSpeaker of the National Council from 2020 to 2023.
It won seats theNational Council in the2016 and2020 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 the2019 European Parliament election. It was a member of theEuroscepticIdentity and Democracy, which is an alliance of political parties in Europe.
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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 byBoris Kollár, who renamed it "We Are Family – Boris Kollár" (Sme Rodina - Boris Kollár).[10][1] The party received 7% of the vote in the2016 parliamentary election, winning 11 seats in theNational Council.[11][12] The party joined the pan-EuropeIdentity and Democracy Party in February 2019, after which dropping Boris Kollár from its name the same year in November.[1]
In the2023 parliamentary elections, We Are Family received 2% of the vote and lost all of its seats in the 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 | Coalition government | |
| 2023 | 65,673 | 2.21 | 11th | 0 / 150 |  17 | No seats |
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Peter Pčolinský | 31,840 | 3.23 | 10th | 0 / 14 |
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | ||
| 2019 | Milan Krajniak | 59,464 | 2.77 | 7th | |||
Matovic might need the support of the far-right Sme Rodina party
