Progressive Slovakia

Progressive Slovakia (Slovak: Progresívne Slovensko) is a

social-liberal, progressive and pro-European political party in
Progressive Slovakia
Progresívne Slovensko
Slovakia. It was established in 2017.

Contents Abbreviation PS
Leader Michal Truban
History
Founded 27 November
Electoral performance 2017
Presidential elections
Headquarters Bratislava
Parliamentary elections
Youth wing Young
European elections Progressives
Leaders Ideology Social liberalism
Progressivism
See also
Environmentalism
Footnotes Feminism
External links Pro-
Europeanism[1]
Political position Centre to centre-
left
History
National Coalition
The party was registered with the Slovak Interior Ministry on 28 affiliation PS/Together
November 2017 after the submission of 13,500 signatures.[2] European Alliance of
The party's founding congress was held on 20 January 2018, affiliation Liberals and
with Ivan Štefunko elected as party chairman. Štefunko views Democrats for
Europe
the left-right distinction as obsolete, instead aiming for the party
to be centrist and liberal, as "Slovakia is full of people who want International None
affiliation
a modern, open and European country".[3] He stepped down as
European Renew Europe
leader in 2019 following criticism of his past in business and
Parliament
politics, although officially for health reasons.[4] The former group
deputy leader, Michal Truban, replaced him.[5] Truban is an IT
Colours Red
professional and anti-corruption activist, who also favors Purple
digitization of government forms.[4] Blue
National Council 0 / 150
The party first gained attention in 2018 when its favored
candidate, Matúš Vallo, won the municipal elections in European 2 / 14
Bratislava and became the mayor.[4] The victory of Progressive Parliament
Slovakia's presidential candidate, the 45-year-old lawyer Zuzana Local councils 3 / 2,904
Čaputová,[6] in the 2019 presidential election in Slovakia, was
hailed by international media as a victory of liberalism over Website
populism.[7] According to Professor Michael Rossi, Čaputová's www.progresivne.sk (https://www.pro
popularity is more likely related to her appeal as an outsider to gresivne.sk/)
the frustration over political corruption and clientelism among Politics of Slovakia
the electorate. Čaputová first gained fame as a campaigner Political parties
against a toxic waste dump created by politically connected real Elections
estate brokers, which earned her the moniker of Slovak Erin
Brokovich.[7] While campaigning for president, Čaputová focused on the
issues of corruption, inflation, and healthcare and ran on the slogan
Original Progressive
"stand up to evil". She stayed silent on the issue of immigration— Slovakia logo
opposed by most Slovaks—and was the only major candidate not to
condemn the Global Compact on Migration.[8][9]

The party also got the highest vote share in the 2019 European
Parliament election in Slovakia, with 20.1% of the vote as
opposed to establishment Smer-SD's 15.7% and the neo-Nazi
Kotleba – People's Party Our Slovakia's 12.1%.[10] For the next
Slovak parliamentary election, Progressive Slovakia signed a
cooperation agreement with former president Andrej Kiska's
extra-parliamentary Za ľudí party and the Christian Democratic
Movement.[11][12]

Electoral performance

Presidential elections
Zuzana Čaputová

First round result Second round result

Election Candidate
Votes %Votes Result Votes %Votes Result
Zuzana
2019 870,415[13] 40.57%[14] Qualified 1,056,582[15] 58.41%[16] Won
Čaputová

Parliamentary elections

Year Leader Vote Vote % Seats Place Government

0 / 150
2020 Michal Truban TBD – – –

European elections

Year Leader Vote Vote % Seats Place Government

2 / 14
2019 Michal Truban 20.1[10] 1 –

Leaders
Ivan Štefunko (2018–2019)
Michal Truban (2019–present)
See also
Politics of Slovakia
List of political parties in Slovakia

Footnotes
1. Teraz.sk. "Hnutie Progresívne Slovensko sa stalo členom liberálnej ALDE" (http://www.tera
z.sk/slovensko/hnutie-progresivne-slovensko-sa-stalo-/360321-clanok.html). TERAZ.sk.
2. "Interior Ministry registers new political party: Progressive Slovakia" (https://spectator.sme.s
k/c/20706608/interior-ministry-registers-new-political-party-progressive-slovakia.html). The
Slovak Spectator. 29 November 2017.
3. "Newly launched Progressive Slovakia aims for 20 percent of the vote in the next election"
(https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20743889/newly-launched-progressive-slovakia-aims-for-20-perc
ent-of-the-vote-in-the-next-election.html). The Slovak Spectator. 22 January 2018.
4. Potočár, Libor (6 May 2019). "Čaputová's Progressive Slovakia Party on the rise ahead of
EU elections" (https://kafkadesk.org/2019/05/06/caputovas-progressive-slovakia-party-on-th
e-rise-ahead-of-eu-elections/). Kafkadesk. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
5. Jeseňák, Šimon (18 November 2019). "Michal Truban: Nemám dojem, že sme Kisku
odplašili" (https://www.tyzden.sk/rozhovory/60273/michal-truban-pravica-a-lavica-su-dogm
a/). .týždeň (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
6. "Zuzana Caputova elected the President of Slovakia" (https://tass.com/world/1051345).
TASS. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
7. Rossi, Michael (14 June 2019). "Slovakia's 'progressive turn' is a rejection of corruption –
not a stand against populism" (https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2019/06/14/slovakias-prog
ressive-turn-is-a-rejection-of-corruption-not-a-stand-against-populism/). EUROPP—
European Politics and Policy. London School of Economics. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
8. Lindsay, Frey. "Will Slovakia's New Progressive President Change Anything On Migration?"
(https://www.forbes.com/sites/freylindsay/2019/04/25/will-slovakias-new-progressive-presid
ent-change-anything-on-migration/#e768f9a4192d). Forbes. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
9. Walker, Shaun (13 April 2019). "Zuzana Čaputová, the spiritual liberal who beat Slovakia's
populists" (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/13/zuzana-caputova-slovakia-presi
dent-spiritual-liberal-progressive-values). The Observer. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
10. Jancarikova, Tatiana (26 May 2019). "Liberal coalition Progressive Slovakia/Together wins
EU vote in Slovakia" (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-election-slovakia/liberal-coalition
-progressive-slovakia-together-wins-eu-vote-in-slovakia-idUSKCN1SW0XF). Reuters.
Retrieved 25 November 2019.
11. "Kiska: We will defeat Fico" (https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22259643/andrej-kiska-we-will-defea
t-robert-fico-2020-elections-slovakia.html). The Slovak Spectator. 14 November 2019.
Retrieved 25 November 2019.
12. "For the People Joins Non-Aggression Pact of PS-Together and KDH" (https://newsnow.tas
r.sk/policy/for-the-people-joins-non-aggression-pact-of-ps-together-and-kdh/). News Agency
of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
13. "Morality, decency and change. What do voters want from Zuzana Čaputová?" (https://spect
ator.sme.sk/c/22079138/presidential-candidate-zuzana-caputova-who-are-her-voters.html).
The Slovak Spectator. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
14. "Zuzana Caputova becomes 1st female president in Slovak history" (http://www.chinadaily.c
om.cn/a/201904/01/WS5ca18024a3104842260b3ac5.html). China Daily. 1 April 2019.
Retrieved 25 November 2019.
15. "Presidential election: Slovaks did not elect "a woman" but "the woman" " (https://spectator.s
me.sk/c/22090861/zuzana-caputova-is-the-first-slovak-female-president.html). The Slovak
Spectator. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
16. Ige, Olugbenga (31 March 2019). "Slovaks Elect Caputova As First Female President" (http
s://www.concisenews.global/2019/03/31/slovaks-elect-caputova-as-first-female-president/).
Concise News. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

External links
Official website (https://www.progresivne.sk/)

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