NOVA (Slovakia)

New Majority (Slovak: Nová väčšina, NOVA) is a conservative political party in Slovakia.

New Majority
LeaderGábor Grendel
FoundersDaniel Lipšic
Jana Žitňanská
Founded2 September 2012 (2012-09-02)
Split fromChristian Democratic Movement
HeadquartersPalárikova 31, 811 04 Bratislava
Membership (2020)582 ( 2)[1]
IdeologyLiberal conservatism
Christian democracy
Political positionCentre-right
European affiliationEuropean Conservatives and Reformists Party
European Parliament groupEuropean Conservatives and Reformists
ColoursBlue and red
National Council
2 / 150
European Parliament
0 / 13
Website
nova.sk

Party's names
  • (2012-09-02) (2012-12-00)2 September – December 2012: New Majority (Slovak: Nová väčšina; NOVA)
  • (2012-12-00) (2013-07-00)December, 2012 – July 2013: New Majority (Daniel Lipšic) (Slovak: Nová väčšina (Daniel Lipšic); NOVA)
  • (2013-07-00) (2014-06-28)July, 2013 – 28 June 2014: New Majority – Agreement (D. Lipšic) (Slovak: Nová väčšina – Dohoda (D. Lipšic); NOVA)
  • From 28 June 2014 (2014-06-28): NEW (Slovak: NOVA)

History

The party was established on 2 September 2012 by Daniel Lipšic and Jana Žitňanská, representatives of Slovak national council, who had previously left the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH).[2] Daniel Lipšic, who had also been the vice-president of his former party, was elected its president. They represent a conservative faction of party. In May 2013, five representatives of Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) Jozef Kollár, Juraj Droba, Daniel Krajcer, Juraj Miškov, and Martin Chren left the party, joining New Majority. They represent a liberal faction of the party.[3]

In the 2014 European elections, New Majority came in fifth place nationally, receiving 6.83% of the vote and electing 1 MEP.[4]

In the 2016 parliamentary elections NOVA ran its candidates on a common list with Ordinary People, getting two of them elected.

Election results

National Council
Election Leader Votes  % Seats +/– Government
2016[lower-alpha 1] Daniel Lipšic 287,611 11.03 (#3)
2 / 150
 Opposition
2020[lower-alpha 2] Gábor Grendel 721,166 25.02 (#1)
2 / 150
 Coalition

European Parliament
Election Group Leader Votes  % Seats +/–
2014[lower-alpha 3] Jozef Kollár ECR 38,316 6.83 (#5)
1 / 13
2019 Did not contest

Notes
  1. Alliance with OĽaNO
  2. Alliance with OĽaNO, Christian Union and Change from Bottom
  3. Alliance with KDS and OKS

References
  1. https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/statna_komisia_pre_volby/30_annual_report/ar2020/VS_42265606_I_2020_20210727.pdf
  2. "Lipšic founds 'Nova' party". Spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. "NOVA and SaS renegades unite". Spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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