Life – National Party

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LIFE – National Party
ŽIVOT – Národná strana
ChairpersonTomáš Taraba[1]
Founded4 February 2019
Split fromChristian Democratic Movement[2]
HeadquartersŠtefana Baniča 508/10, Smolenice
Membership (2020)48 (Decrease 27)[3]
IdeologyChristian right
National conservatism
Christian democracy
Social conservatism
Christian fundamentalism
Political positionRight-wing
Colours    Blue and red
National Council
3 / 150
European Parliament
0 / 14
Website
strana-zivot.sk

Life – National Party (Slovak: Život – Národná strana), formerly known as Christian Democracy – Life and Prosperity - Alliance for Slovakia (Slovak: Kresťanská demokracia – Život a prosperita - Aliancia za Slovensko, KDŽP), is a Christian democratic political party in Slovakia.

History[]

Logo of KDŽP before 2021

The split between the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and the KDŽP was sparked by a dispute between the presidency of the party and its member Peter Molda. Molda wanted the right to life to be a condition for any future KDH participation in government, a move which was not permitted by the more liberal presidency of the KDH.[4] On the 26 April 2018, Molda attacked this move on Conservative Daily Postoj, a conservative website founded after the 2015 Slovak same-sex marriage referendum, stating "I am amazed that it is said on Christian soil that we will conclude the status quo with the Liberals again"[5] and emphasising that the KDH should be focused on "the question of life". Alojz Hlina, the president of the KDH, criticised Molda's article on 12 May,[6] with Molda announcing his intent to form a new party the same day.[7]

Alongside Tibor Pénzeš (former assistant deputy of the National Council of the Slovak Republic), Pavol Abrhan (former member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic) and Miroslav Vetrík,[8] Molda began collecting the 10,000 signatures needed to register the party.[9] By 16 January 2019, they had collected over 14,000 signatures,[10] meaning that the party was officially registered on 4 February.[11]

In September 2019, KDŽP and the Slovak National Party entered into a cooperation agreement, signing a memorandum concerning "Life and Homeland". They also expressed their support for March for Life, a pro-life event in Slovakia.[1] Their first contested national election was the 2020 parliamentary election, in which 3 candidates were elected on joint tickets with the neo-nazi People's Party Our Slovakia (L'SNS).[12] However, on 27 May 2020, all three members left the ĽSNS parliamentary club due to a dispute with ĽSNS National Council member Milan Mazurek.[13]

Ideology[]

The ideology of the party is based around Christianity. The party advocates for a ban on abortions, increased support for families with children and financial assistance to the elderly.[14] It also calls for increased environmental protections and the introduction of language lessons to schools.[14]

List of party presidents[]

No. President Term start Term end
1 Štefan Kuffa February 2019 September 2019
2 Tomáš Taraba September 2019 Incumbent

References[]

  1. ^ a b "The CIS concluded a memorandum with KDŽP". Tyzden. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ Bardy, Peter. "Slovaks combine Christianity and science fiction". Aktuality. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/statna_komisia_pre_volby/30_annual_report/ar2020/VS_52186717_I_2020_20210727.pdf
  4. ^ Kyseľ, Tomáš. "Since Hlina is chairman, more than 2,000 people have left KDH". Aktuality. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ Molda, Peter. "28 years of tactical Christian democracy". Conservative diary Postoj. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. ^ Hlina, Alojz. "It will probably start in a moment. We can do it". Conservative daily Postoj. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ Molda, Peter. "Answer to the chairman of KDH Hlina". Conservative daily Postoj. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ^ Čulen, A. "A new party, Christian Democracy - Life and Prosperity, is emerging". Omediach. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. ^ ONLY WHERE THERE IS LIFE CAN THERE BE PROSPERITY at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 February 2019)
  10. ^ "KDH called the new Christian party supporters of Harabin". SME. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Register of Political Parties and Political Movements". Registers and Evidences. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  12. ^ "The deputies of the ĽSNS have changed significantly. A candidate came with a scandal or members of KDŽP". Dennikslovensko. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  13. ^ "KDŽP deputies leave the Kotlebovec family". Zoznam TV. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  14. ^ a b "What we enforce". KDZP. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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