Volt Slovakia

Political party in Slovakia

Volt Slovakia

Volt Slovensko

Abbreviation| Volt
Spokesperson| Andrea Danihelová
Co-chairs|

* Rick Zedník
* Lucia Kleštincová

Founded| May 2023
Registered| 12 February 2024
Headquarters| Bratislava
Ideology|

* Social liberalism
* Pro-Europeanism
* European federalism

European affiliation| Volt Europa
Colors|  Purple
Website
www.voltslovensko.org

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Volt Slovakia (Slovak: Volt Slovensko, Volt) is a political party in Slovakia and the Slovak branch of Volt Europa, a Eurofederalist and progressive pan-European political party and movement, which advocates for greater European cooperation across Europe.

## Policies[edit]

The party's declared goal is to regain trust in politics and break with the old structures of politics in Slovakia. To this purpose, the party wants to focus on cross-border cooperation and Europe to solve problems such as climate change or economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

The party is committed to a tolerant, open society and LGBTQ rights.[3][4]

The party supports sanctions against Russia and arms deliveries to Ukraine in the context of the Russo-Ukrainian war.[5]

## History[edit]

Volt Slovakia was founded in May 2023 by Rick Zedník and Lucia Kleštincová and began the process of official registration as a party. To do so, the movement needs 10,000 signatures of support, which it must submit to the Ministry of the Interior.[1][6] In December 2023, the movement announced that it had collected the necessary signatures.[7] The founding party conference took place in Bratislava on 3 February 2024.[8] Lucia Kleštincová and Rick Zedník were elected as Co-Presidents and additionally Zuzana Púčiková as Interim Co-President for the campaign for the European elections.[9] The party was officially registered by the Ministry of the Interior on 12 February 2024.[10] The party is preparing to participate in the European elections 2024, in which it is running with a list of 10 candidates.[11][12] The top candidate is Lucia Kleštincová, who was elected in November 2023.[13]

## Elections[edit]

### 2024 European elections[edit]

The top candidate for the European elections in 2024 is Lucia Kleštincová, who was elected in November 2023.[13] At its founding party conference on 3 February 2024, the party's complete list of 10 candidates was elected. It is based on gender parity with alternating representation.[14][15] The party's programme is the one adopted by Volt Europa in November 2023, which is shared by all national Volt parties.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b s.r.o, 24hod sk-24 hodín s r o- WebSys. "Na Slovensku vzniká nová paneurópska strana, chce zmeniť starý model politiky (foto)". 24hod.sk. Retrieved 2023-10-31.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. ^ a.s, Petit Press. "O hlasy slovenského voličstva v eurovoľbách sa bude uchádzať európska strana". svet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-11-01.
3. ^ a.s, Petit Press (2023-07-21). "A path to LGBTI equality? Ireland offers Slovakia a model". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
4. ^ Kleštincová, Lucia; Lakatoš, Mikuláš; Zedník, Rick (2023-07-21). "Cesta k rovnoprávnosti LGBTI? Írsko môže byť Slovensku vzorom". euractiv.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-11-01.
5. ^ a.s, SITA Slovenská tlačová agentúra (2023-10-30). "Volt Slovensko kritizuje Fica za jeho poľutovaniahodné kroky na upokojenie Ruska, prístup k sankciám označili za zbabelý". SITA.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-11-01.
6. ^ s.r.o, Global24 (2023-09-15). "Na Slovensku chce aktuálne vzniknúť OSEM nových politických strán". Dnes24.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-10-31.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. ^ "Volt Slovensko on LinkedIn: ⚡2023 was a big year for Volt Slovensko. We launched in May and quickly…". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
8. ^ a.s, SITA Slovenská tlačová agentúra (2024-01-31). "V sobotu sa uskutoční zakladajúce Valné zhromaždenie strany Volt Slovensko, členská základňa si bude voliť svojich predsedov". SITA.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
9. ^ "Volt Slovakia elects its co-chairwoman, co-chairman". Volt Template. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
10. ^ "Detail - Register politických strán a politických hnutí Slovenskej republiky". ives.minv.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
11. ^ Zmušková, Barbara; Slovik, Karol (2023-08-23). "Volt could get a second MEP after Slovak snap election". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
12. ^ "Novovzniknutá strana Volt Slovensko zabojuje v Eurovoľbách. Na kandidátke ponúkajú desať osobností". tvnoviny.sk. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
13. ^ a b parameter.sk. "Van egy párt, Volt a neve, júniusban indulna a szlovákiai választásokon". parameter.sk (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
14. ^ "Founding General Assembly of Volt Slovakia in Bratislava". Volt Template. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
15. ^ "European Parliament candidate list 2024". Volt Template. Retrieved 2024-02-09.

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