The Blues – ES (MES; Slovak: Modrí – ES), formerly called The Blues – European Slovakia (M; Slovak: Modrí – Európske Slovensko) and Modrí, Most–Híd (MM; lit. 'The Blue(s), Bridge'[2]), is a Slovak centre-right political party, registered in May 2023.[2][3] The initiator of its creation is ex-prime minister Mikuláš Dzurinda, who founded it after he decided to leave the Blue Coalition (now Democrats) project.[4]
The Blues – ES Modrí – ES | |
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| Abbreviation | MES |
| Chairman | Ľuboš Schwarzbacher |
| Vice Chairmen | Andrej Aleksiev Jana Ambrošová Jana Šoková |
| Founder | Mikuláš Dzurinda |
| Founded | 18 May 2023 |
| Registered | 3 May 2023 |
| Split from | Blue Coalition |
| Headquarters | Trnavská cesta 37 831 04 Bratislava |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Blue |
| Slogan | «European Slovakia» (Slovak: «Európské Slovensko»)[1] |
| National Council | 0 / 150 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 15 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Around twenty people are involved in the founding team of the party, including Mikuláš Dzurinda's daughter, social anthropologist and international relations graduate Jana Šoková, entrepreneur Tomáš Halgaš or youth activist and Christian-democratic politician Milan Kabina.[5] Politician Pál Csáky was also involved in the founding of the party.[6] According to Dzurinda, they want to be a "center-right party of the conservative-liberal type".[3]
At the founding congress of the party, on 14 May 2023 in Košice, the delegates elected the party chairman (Mikuláš Dzurinda as the only candidate) and four vice-chairmen - Ľuboš Schwarzbacher, Martin Hubinski, Jana Ambrošová and Michal Hort.[7] Among the program priorities for the upcoming parliamentary election, they included strengthening economic growth, stopping the drastic increase in prices and inflation, reforming education and healthcare.[7]
On 18 May 2023, the platform of the former Most–Híd party (under the name Most-Híd 2023) headed by László Sólymos announced cooperation with The Blues party after it announced its withdrawal from the Alliance project in response to the placement of György Gyimesi as a candidate.[8] On 25 May 2023, the party was officially renamed to Modrí, Most–Híd. After the parliamentary election in 2023, the party was renamed to The Blues – ES.[2]
Election results
editNational Council
edit| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | Status |
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| 2023 | Mikuláš Dzurinda | 7,935 | 15th | 0 / 150
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New | Extra-parliamentary |
References
edit- ^ "Na svete je strana Modrí, Most – Híd. Dzurinda potvrdil dohodu so Sólymosom". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ a b c "Register politických strán a politických hnutí". Ministerstvo vnútra SR.
- ^ a b "Rezort vnútra zaregistroval novú stranu Modrí - Európske Slovensko". TASR. 2023-05-03.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Mikuláš Dzurinda sa nestane súčasťou Modrej koalície". Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. 2023-02-28.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Náš tím". MODRÍ – Európske Slovensko.
- ^ "Pál Csáky tvrdí, že Mikuláš Dzurinda konzultoval svoj nový projekt aj s ním, ale nepridal sa k nemu". Denník N (in Slovak). 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ a b "Stranu Modrí povedie v predčasných voľbách Mikuláš Dzurinda". News and Media Holding. 2023-05-14. ISSN 1336-2674.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "MKDA sa premenovala na Most-Híd 2023, bude spolupracovať s Modrými". TASR. 2023-05-18.
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