We Are Family (Slovakia)

We Are Family (Slovak: Sme Rodina), previously the Party of Citizens of Slovakia, is a right-wing populist political party in Slovakia led by Boris Kollár known for its populism and opposition to mass immigration.

We Are Family Sme Rodina
Leader	Boris Kollár
Founded	10 November 2015
Headquarters	Bratislava
Youth wing	The Young Help
Membership (2018)	1,338[1]
Ideology	Familialism[2] Slovak nationalism[3][4] National conservatism[5] Social conservatism[5][6] Right-wing populism[7] Anti-immigration[8] Soft Euroscepticism[9]
Political position	Right-wing[10] to far-right[11]
European affiliation	Identity and Democracy Party
National Council	17 / 150
Local councils	123 / 20,646
European Parliament	0 / 14
Website
http://www.hnutie-smerodina.sk/
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History

The party was founded on 10 November 2015 by businessman Boris Kollár by renaming and repurposing the existing minor party Our Land (Náš Kraj).[12] The party took 6.6% of the vote in the 2016 parliamentary election, winning 11 seats in the National Council.[13][14] in February 2019, the party joined the Identity and Democracy Party.

Election results

National Council

Election	Votes	%	Seats	Position	Status
2016	172,860	6.6	11 / 150	6th	Opposition
2020	237,398	8.2	17 / 150	3rd	Government

Presidential

Election	Candidate	First round			Second round
		Votes	%	Place	Votes	%	Place
2019	Milan Krajniak	59,464	2.77	7th	—

European Parliament

Election	Votes	%	Seats	Position
2019	31,840	3.23	0 / 14	10th

References

1. "VÝROČNÁ SPRÁVAHOSPODÁRENIE A FINANCOVANIE STRANY" (PDF). https://www.minv.sk. Retrieved 17 March 2020. External link in |website= (help)
2. Školkay, Andrej; Žúborová, Viera (December 2019), Populist Political Movement Sme rodina – Boris Kollár (We Are a Family – Boris Kollár) (PDF), Bratislava: School of Communication and Media, p. 22, retrieved 24 March 2020
3. Pakulski, Jan (2016). The Visegrad Countries in Crisis (PDF). Collegium Civitas. p. 71. rising number of voters in 2016, frustrated by unfulfilled promises, turned to the extreme party ĽS-NS, as well as to nationalist “We are Family”.
4. "Eslovaquia [Slovakia]". Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade. Retrieved 19 September 2018. Los partidos con representación parlamentaria tras las elecciones generales celebradas en marzo de 2016 son SMER-SD (socialistas) ... y Sme Rodina (nacionalista). [The parties with parliamentary representation after the general elections held in March 2016 are SMER-SD (socialist) ... and Sme Rodina (nationalist).]
5. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Slovakia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
6. "A political earthquake in Slovakia". OSW Centre for Eastern Studies. March 9, 2016.
7. Kneuer, Marianne (2017). "Slovakia Report: Sustainable Governance Indicators 2017" (PDF). Bertelsmann Stiftung.
8. Slovakia election: anti-immigration PM wins, but loses majority The Guardian, 6 March 2016
9. "Slovak 2020 General Elections: Analyses of Parliament Scenario(s)". Heinrich Böll Foundation. 18 February 2020.
10. "A political earthquake in Slovakia". Centre for Eastern Studies. 3 September 2016.
11. "2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia". Cardiff EDC. May 2019. Far-right L' SNS and Sme Rodina had also chances to gain seats in the European Parliament.
12. Businessman Boris Kollár launches his political party Spectator, 12 November 2015
13. Allocation of Seats State Commission for Elections and Control of Financing of Political Parties
14. Post-election: Possible combinations after Slovak election Spectator, 7 March 2016