Freedom Movement (Slovenia)

The Freedom Movement (Slovene: Gibanje Svoboda, GS), formerly known as the Green Actions Party (Slovene: Stranka zelenih dejanj, Z.DEJ), is a green-liberal political party in Slovenia. Its founding congress took place on Saturday, 8 May 2021.[6] It was founded by Jure Leben, and its establishment was announced in January of the same year on the Studio City show.[7] The party seeks a balance between industrial progress and environmental preservation through environmental measures.[6]

Freedom Movement
Gibanje Svoboda
AbbreviationGS
ChairmanRobert Golob
Vice ChairmanUrška Klakočar Zupančič
FounderJure Leben
Founded8 May 2021 (2021-05-08)
HeadquartersMiklošičeva ulica 7, 1000 Ljubljana
IdeologyGreen liberalism[1][2]
Social liberalism[3]
Pro-Europeanism[4]
Political positionCentre-left[5]
Colours  Blue
  Green (Z.DEJ)
National Assembly
41 / 90
Website
gibanjesvoboda.si
Logo as Green Actions

Jure Leben was elected the first chairman and Gregor Erbežnik became the vice-chairman. The leadership elected 119 delegates.[8] In January 2022, the party was taken over by Robert Golob who also changed the name to Freedom Movement.[9] The party defeated the Slovenian Democratic Party and its three-term prime minister Janez Janša in April 2022 elections.[10]

Party goals

The Freedom Movement is a social liberal, green liberal, progressive and Pro-European party with a centre-left orientation. The party's core values are democracy, tolerance and respect. As social measures, the party points out publicly available health care and the increase in the number of employees, the reform of the education system and the digitalisation of schools.[11] According to former party chairman Leben, Slovenia should be able to rank among the 20 globally most competitive countries in the World Economic Forum criteria.[12]

In his introductory speech, Jure Leben also mentioned the closure of "companies that blatantly pollute the environment" Kemis, Eternit, Termite, Ekosistem, the regulation of drinking water in Anhovo, the closure of the Velenje lignite mine (the only one in the country still operating), ban on hydraulic fracturing, the protection of forests and the declaration of an ecological crisis.[13][12] The party would also introduce a tax on sweetened beverages and non-recycled plastics, while promoting sustainable forms of transport, decentralization and the decarbonisation of Slovenia.

In the 2022 parliamentary elections, the Freedom Movement placed first with 34.5% of the vote and won 41 of the 90 seats in the National Assembly. The Social Democrats, another centre-left party, announced that they would join a government led by Golob,[14] giving him a majority in the legislature and making him the presumptive next Prime Minister of Slovenia.

Electoral results

National Assembly
Election Party leader Performance Alliance Rank Government
Votes % Seats +/–
2022 Robert Golob 403,663
34.54%
41 / 90
 – – 1st Coalition

Party leadership

References
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  2. "Slovenia: Robert Golob vs. Janez Janša". OBCT (in Italian). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. "Slowenien: Richtungswahl für Europa". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. "Election 2022: Parties Agree on EU Enlargement, Not NATO's".
  5. "Slovenia". Europe Elects. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. "Leben napoveduje novo Stranko zelenih dejanj". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. Uredništvo (11 January 2021). "Jure Leben napovedal novo zeleno stranko". Domovina (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. "Jure Leben: V politiki je čas za menjavo generacij". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  9. "Robert Golob s stranko Gibanje Svoboda". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  10. Lihtenvalner, Katja (25 April 2022). "Slovenia's populist PM loses election to environmentalist party". Reuters. CNN.
  11. "Leben se vrača v politiko: 'Dovolj je bilo besed, zavajanj in umetnih delitev'". www.24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  12. "V politiko se s stranko Z.DEJ vrača Jure Leben: "Dovolj je bilo besed, čas je za zelena dejanja"". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  13. "Jure Leben: V politiki je čas za menjavo generacij". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  14. "Janez Janša suffers heavy defeat as newcomer party wins Slovenian election". POLITICO. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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