FOCUS of Marko Lotrič FOKUS Marka Lotriča | |
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| President | Marko Lotrič |
| General Secretary | Monika Kirbiš Rojs |
| Founded | 18 January 2025 |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right[1] |
| Colours | Blue, White, Light green |
| National Assembly | 0 / 90 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 9 |
| Mayors | 0 / 212 |
| Municipal councillors | 0 / 2,750 |
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FOCUS of Marko Lotrič (Slovene:FOKUS Marka Lotriča, short:Fokus) is a Slovenianpolitical party founded by the President of theNational Council of Slovenia and entrepreneurMarko Lotrič. The founding congress took place on 18 January 2025 at Brdo pri Kranju, where Lotrič was elected party president.[2]
Lotrič first publicly hinted at founding a new political party in autumn 2024, when he also began collecting signatures. He named businessmanIgor Akrapovič, Marko Lukić, State Council Secretary Monika Kirbiš Rojs, and Žirovnica mayor Leopold Pogačar among his key early collaborators.[3]
The party's logo and the date of the founding congress were announced on 13 January 2025.[4] The congress took place on Saturday, 18 January 2025 at Brdo pri Kranju, where the party's programme was presented and its leadership bodies elected. In his address, Lotrič emphasized traditional values, free market economy, entrepreneurship, and lower taxation, while stressing a focus on “practical solutions over ideological issues.”
Prominent guests from other political parties attended the congress, includingAleš Hojs (vice-president of theSlovenian Democratic Party),Zdravko Počivalšek (former Minister for Economy)Matej Tonin (president ofNew Slovenia),Marko Balažic (then president of theSlovenian People's Party),Anže Logar (president of theDemocrats), Janez Demšar (president ofConcretely), and Smiljan Mekicar (president of Good State).[5]
In 2025, the party actively participated in the campaign for the Referendum on the Pension Bonus for Cultural Figures, opposing the proposed law.[6][7]
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