Our Country (Slovenia)

Our Country (Slovene: Naša dežela; ND) is a Slovene political party founded by Aleksandra Pivec. The founding congress of the party was held on 20 March 2021, in Maribor. Due to the epidemiological situation, the program was conducted by videoconference, and 173 of the 210 invited party delegates were present. Pivec was elected the party's first president.[2][3][4]

Aleksandra Pivec became the party's first president.

Our Country
Naša dežela
AbbreviationND
PresidentAleksandra Pivec
General SecretaryDejan Podgoršek
Vice PresidentAnita Manfreda
FounderAleksandra Pivec
Founded20 March 2021 (2021-03-20)
Split fromDeSUS
HeadquartersPartizanska cesta 5, Maribor
IdeologyDecentralization
Pro-Europeanism
Agrarianism
Political positionCentre to centre-right[1]
Colours  Green
  Yellow
National Assembly
1 / 90
Website
nasadezela.si

Pivec founded the party after a dispute in the Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS), which she chaired for more than six months. The founding congress was attended by, among others, Anita Manfreda, Janez Ujčič, Danilo Burnač, Tina Novak Samec and Miha Recek.[5][6] In the 2022 Slovenian parliamentary election, the party received 1.51% of the vote and fell below the 4% threshold required to enter the Parliament.[7][8]

Party leadership

  • President: Aleksandra Pivec
  • Vice President: Anita Manfreda
  • President of the Party Council: Danilo Burnač
  • Chair of the Supervisory Board: Lilijana Reljić
  • Secretary General: Dejan Podgoršek

Electoral results

National Assembly

Election Leader Votes  % Seats +/– Government
2022 Aleksandra Pivec 17,846 1.50 (#13)
0 / 90
New Extra-parliamentary

References

  1. "Slovenia".
  2. "STA: Aleksandra Pivec predsednica nove stranke Naša dežela". www.sta.si. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. "Pod taktirko Aleksandre Pivec nastala stranka Naša dežela". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. "Na politični sceni nova stranka Naša dežela, na čelu Pivčeva". www.24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. "Pod taktirko Aleksandre Pivec nastala stranka Naša dežela". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  6. "Aleksandra Pivec z novo stranko obrača nov list #foto". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  7. "Election Results". State Election Commission (in Slovenian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  8. "Odzivi iz štabov: "Ljudje hočejo spremembe." Golob napovedal takojšnje pogovore o koaliciji". MMC RTV-SLO (in Slovenian). 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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