Good Choice (Slovak: Dobrá voľba) was a political party in Slovakia. The party's goals were officially announced at a press conference on 12 September 2019. On 20 May 2023, the party approved a merger agreement with Voice – Social Democracy,[2] which took effect on 30 September 2023.
Good Choice Dobrá voľba | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairperson | Tomáš Drucker |
| Vice-chairpersons | |
| Founded | 12 September 2019 |
| Dissolved | 30 September 2023 |
| Split from | Direction – Social Democracy |
| Merged into | Voice – Social Democracy |
| Headquarters | Jarošova 1, Bratislava-Nové Mesto |
| Membership (2021) |  262[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Voice – Social Democracy |
| Colours | Red and blue |
| Website | |
| dobravolba.sk | |
History
editIn August 2019, Tomáš Drucker announced his intention to establish a new political party. Even before announcing that the party would be called Good Choice, Robert Fico responded: "He just doesn't have it. This is a typical café, liberal politician ... "[3] Drucker responded by announcing that the request for Tibor Gašpar to remain in his position existed and was demonstrated publicly by Fico.[4]
On 12 September 2019, they submitted almost 30,000 signatures from citizens to the Ministry of the Interior and applied for registration of the Good Choice political party. Lucia Kurilovská[5] and Tomáš Kuča, Rector of the Academy of the Police Force, and Director of the Press and Information Department of the Government Office, became another media-famous member of the newly emerging party in September 2019.[6] They are still listed on the party's website in February 2020:[7]
- Michal Sýkora
- Katarína Cséfalvayová
- Branislav Becík
- Radomír Šalitroš
- Anna Ghannamová
- Peter Kresák
- Martin Fedor
- Zuzana Dolinková
- Miroslav Kočan
Election results
edit| Election | Leader | Performance | Rank | Government | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ± pp | Seats | +/– | ||||
| 2020 | Tomáš Drucker | 88,220 | New | 0 / 150
|
New | 11th | Extra-parliamentary (Matovič's Cabinet) | |
| Extra-parliamentary (Heger's Cabinet) | ||||||||
Surveys
editAccording to a survey by the AKO Agency published on September 6, 2019, the party has a potential of 23.8% and the election result would reportedly reach 7.4%.[8] The party considers the success of the surveys to be an encouragement for further work.[9]
On 19 September, a FOCUS survey was published, where "Good Choice" gained only 2.1%. The party did not comment further on what could have caused such a sharp decline.[10] According to the FOCUS methodology, it was not possible to determine a 95% confidence interval.[11]
See also
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References
edit- ^ https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/statna_komisia_pre_volby/30_annual_report/ar2021/VS21_R_DV.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Majerčínová, Adriána Belej (28 April 2023). "Dobrá voľba pomôže Pellegrinimu skôr finančne, než voličmi. Odlíšia ho Druckerovi ľudia od Smeru?". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Fico ostro reagoval na Druckera: Niekedy si chováte hadov na prsiach. On na to jednoducho nemá". Hospodarske Noviny. MAFRA Slovakia. 1 July 2019. ISSN 1336-1996.
- ^ "Drucker: Fico nechcel, aby som odvolal Gašpara". SME. Petit Press. 16 August 2019. ISSN 1335-4418.
- ^ "Vznikajú dve nové strany, podpisy odovzdali Drucker i Chmelár". TA3.com (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 April 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Od Pellegriniho odchádza šéf komunikácie, posilní Druckera". slovensko.hnonline.sk (in Slovak). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Novinky". dobravolba2020.sk.
- ^ "Exkluzívny prieskum pre HN: Prvýkrát vieme, koľko ľudí by volilo Druckerovu stranu". Hospodarske Noviny. MAFRA Slovakia. 6 September 2019. ISSN 1336-1996.
- ^ "Dobrá voľba on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.[user-generated source]
- ^ "Prieskum Focusu: Smer stále prvý, progresívci klesajú". Perex. 19 September 2019. ISSN 1336-197X.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Volebné preferencie politických strán – september 2019" (PDF). Agentúra FOCUS. 19 September 2019.