Progressive Slovakia
Social-liberal political party in Slovakia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Progressive Slovakia (Slovak: Progresívne Slovensko, PS) is a liberal and social-liberal political party in Slovakia established in 2017. The party is led by Michal Šimečka, a former Vice President of the European Parliament. It is a member of the Renew Europe group and is a full member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party. PS has three MEPs: Michal Šimečka (former journalist and researcher), Martin Hojsík, and Michal Wiezik (both environmental activists); the latter left the EPP and Democrats to join PS.
Progressive Slovakia Progresívne Slovensko | |
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Abbreviation | PS |
Leader | Michal Šimečka |
Deputy leaders | |
Founder | Ivan Štefunko |
Founded | 27 November 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-27) |
Headquarters | Grösslingová 2478/4, 81109 Bratislava |
Think tank | Progressive Institute |
Youth wing | Young Progressives |
Membership (2022) | 609[1] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre |
European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
Colours | Capri |
Slogan | "We create the future together" (2023)[2] |
National Council | 32 / 150 |
European Parliament | 2 / 14 |
Regional governors | 0 / 8 |
Regional deputies[lower-alpha 1][3] | 38 / 419 |
Mayors[lower-alpha 1][3] | 9 / 2,904 |
Local councils[lower-alpha 1][3] | 302 / 20,462 |
Website | |
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Zuzana Čaputová, the incumbent president of Slovakia who is also the co-founder and former deputy leader of PS who won the 2019 Slovak presidential election, was nominated by the party for the election, focusing her campaign on themes of anti-corruption, environmentalism, and pro-Europeanism. In the National Council, it was first represented by deputy Tomáš Valášek elected for For the People, which he left in 2021. In local politics, PS has a dominant position in Bratislava, cooperating with Team Bratislava and Freedom and Solidarity.