Lipa (Lime Tree) or Party Lime Tree was a nationalist[1] political party in Slovenia. The party took its name from the leaf of the lime tree, which has traditionally been an emblem favoured by the Slovenes.[2]
The party was formed on 1 March 2008[1] after the Members of Parliament Sašo Peče, Barbara Žgajner Tavš and Boštjan Zagorac decided to quit the Slovenian National Party (SNS), following disagreements within the party.[1] The party ran in the 2008 Slovenian parliamentary election and achieved only 1.82% of the vote, thus losing its seats in parliament.[3] The party did not participate in the early 2011 Slovenian parliamentary election on 4 December 2011.[4]
Electoral performance
edit| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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| 2008 | 19,068 | 1.81 | 0 / 90
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References
edit- ^ a b c Slovenska tiskovna agencijavsi članki avtorja (2008-03-01). "Danes ustanovitev stranke Lipa". Finance.si. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
- ^ James Gow & Cathie Carmichael, Slovenia and the Slovenes: A Small State and the New Europe, C. Hurst & Company, 2001, pp. 5-6
- ^ "Republic of Slovenia Elections for Deputies to the National Assembly 2008". Volitve.gov.si. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
- ^ "Republic of Slovenia Early Elections for Deputies to the National Assembly 2011". National Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.