Socialisti.sk

Political party in Slovakia

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The Socialists.sk (Slovak: Socialisti.sk) is a non-parliamentary left-wing political movement in Slovakia, which was established by registering on October 8, 2019 at the Ministry of the Interior.^[1] The aim of the movement is to promote values based on three basic pillars – social, environmental and peaceful.^[2] The movement is to bring a radical, left-wing democratic alternative to predatory capitalism, which destroys justice, equality and life on Earth.^[3] The current party leader is Artur Bekmatov.

History

The movement was founded in October 2019 by left-wing activist and former presidential candidate, Eduard Chmelár. Socialisti.sk ran independently in the 2020 parliamentary election, but failed, gaining 0.55% of the vote. Subsequently, Chmelár resigned as chairman and in June 2020 the party assembly elected Artur Bekmatov as the new chairman, Chmelár remained the honorary chairman.^[4]

Electoral results

National Council

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
2020	Eduard Chmelár	15,925	0.55 (#14)	0 / 150		Extra-parliamentary

Party leadership

Chairman

2019–2020 – Eduard Chmelár
2020–present – Artur Bekmatov^[4]

References

^ Socialisti.sk In: "Register politických strán a politických hnutí". Ministerstvo vnútra SR.
^ "E. Chmelár zakladá hnutie, názov musel upraviť na Socialisti.sk". TASR. 2019-07-22. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Socialisti". socialisti.sk.
^ ^a ^b "SMK chystá nové vedenie strany. Socialisti.sk a DS si už zvolili". parlamentnelisty.sk. 2020-06-21.