Life – National Party

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LIFE – National Party
ŽIVOT – Národná strana
Chairperson Tomáš Taraba[1]
Founded 4 February 2019
Split from Christian Democratic Movement[2]
Headquarters Štefana Baniča 508/10, Smolenice
Membership  (2021) 57 Increase[3]
Ideology Christian right
National conservatism
Social conservatism
Political position Right-wing
Colours           Blue and red
National Council
3 / 150
European Parliament
0 / 14
Website
strana-zivot.sk
Politics of Slovakia
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Elections

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

File:KDŽP – Alliance for Slovakia logo.png
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, an anti-abortion 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]

The party was alleged to be fascist by some liberal mainstream media and their commentators, namely Denník N, however said accusations were disputed even by liberal-leaning National Council MPs, such as Martin Klus.[15]

List of party presidents

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

References

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  9. ↑ ONLY WHERE THERE IS LIFE CAN THERE BE PROSPERITY at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 February 2019)
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