The Free Forum (Slovak: Slobodné fórum, pronunciation; "Free" in the sense of "freedom") was a political party in Slovakia, founded in 2004 by dissident parliamentarians from the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ). Zuzana Martináková is the leader of the party.

Free Forum
Slobodné fórum
LeaderZuzana Martináková
Founded13 January 2004
Dissolved6 July 2016
Split fromSlovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
HeadquartersBratislava
IdeologyLiberalism
Political positionCentre
European affiliationEuropean Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (observer)
European Parliament groupNone
International affiliationNone
ColoursBlue, Yellow
Website
http://www.slobodneforum.sk

The Free Forum was founded in January 2004 by Ivan Šimko and other Slovak Democratic and Christian Union MPs. Two months later, Zuzana Martináková was elected party leader, and Šimko left later that year. In the 2006 parliamentary election, the party won 3.47% of the vote: falling short of the 5% threshold to join the Slovak Parliament. In the 2010 parliamentary election, the party formed part of Union – Party for Slovakia, which won only 0.7% of the vote.

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  1. ^ "EURACTIV Press Release Site".
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