99% – Civic Voice

Slovak political party

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99 Percent – Civic Voice^[4] (Slovak: 99% – občiansky hlas, 99%) is a left-wing populist political party in Slovakia inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement.^[5] It is jointly led by manager^{[clarification needed]} Alena Dušatková, radio journalist Pavol Pavlík, and lawyer and former police investigator Peter Vačok.^[6]

According to opinion polls, the party was expected to gain parliamentary representation in the 2012 parliamentary election;^[7]^[8] but it failed to do so, with only 1.58% of the vote.

The party's registration turned into a scandal when it was revealed that many of the 16,000 signatures submitted were discovered to be fraudulent. Party had failed to make a political impact in its lifetime. It had de facto dissolved during a de jure renaming proces to Spravodlivosť (Justice) in May 2023 with a complete change in leadership.^[9]

Election results

National Council

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Rank	Seats	+/–	Status
2020	Ivan Weiss	991	0.0%	23rd	0 / 150	New	Extra-parliamentary
2023	Pavel Weiss	1,335	0.0%	22nd	0 / 150	0	Extra-parliamentary

References

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^ ^a ^b Peter Učeň (September 2014), "The delayed crisis and the continuous ebb of populism in Slovakia's party system.", POPULISM IN THE SHADOW OF THE GREAT RECESSION, p. 336, retrieved 7 January 2023
^ Dariusz Kałan (March 7, 2012), "The Parliamentary Election in Slovakia" (PDF), Polish Institute of International Affairs, retrieved 7 January 2023
^ "TV stations sanctioned for 99% ads", The Slovak Spectator, 6 February 2012, retrieved 19 February 2012
^ "Za webom 99percent.sk stojí nová iniciatíva, ktorá chce vlastnú stranu". 17 November 2011.
^ Vilikovská, Zuzana (14 December 2011), "99% slate features a manager, a reporter and a former police investigator", The Slovak Spectator, retrieved 19 February 2012
^ "Volebné preferencie politických strán – január 2012" (PDF). focus-research.sk (Press release). January 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2021.
^ "Volebné preferencie politických strán – február 2012" (PDF). focus-research.sk (Press release). February 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022.
^ "Detail - Register politických strán a politických hnutí Slovenskej republiky". ives.minv.sk. Retrieved 2024-03-10.