Party of Alenka Bratušek

The Party of Alenka Bratušek (Slovene: Stranka Alenke Bratušek, SAB) is a political party in Slovenia. The party was founded on 31 May 2014 as the Alliance of Alenka Bratušek (Zavezništvo Alenke Bratušek, ZaAB).[4][5] The party was formed by Alenka Bratušek, who resigned as Prime Minister of Slovenia on 5 May 2014,[6] and other former members of Positive Slovenia.

Party of Alenka Bratušek

Stranka Alenke Bratušek
LeaderAlenka Bratušek
FounderAlenka Bratušek
Founded31 May 2014
Split fromPositive Slovenia
HeadquartersLjubljana
IdeologySocial liberalism[1]
Political positionCentre[2] to centre-left[3]
Regional affiliationLiberal South East European Network
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
National Assembly
5 / 90
European Parliament
0 / 8
Mayors
0 / 212
Municipal council
7 / 2,750
Website
www.sab.si

Among the founding members were incumbent MPs Maša Kociper, Jerko Čehovin, Jani Möderndorfer, Maja Dimitrovski, former MP Peter Vilfan, ministers Roman Jakič and Metod Dragonja.[7] Present were also several guests: former Mercator retail group chief executive Miran Goslar, Verjamem party leader Igor Šoltes, MEP Tanja Fajon and Social Democrat MP Matjaž Han, Zares party president Darja Radić and the Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia's Gorazd Žmauc.[8]

The party won 4.34% of the vote in 13 July 2014's Slovenian parliamentary election - and four seats in parliament.[9]

On 21 November 2014, the party became a full member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe grouping in the European Parliament.[10]

On 21 May 2016 the party was renamed as the Alliance of Social Liberal Democrats.[11] On 7 October 2017, the party again changed its title to include the founder's name in preparation for the upcoming parliamentary elections, becoming the Party of Alenka Bratušek. The party's Secretary General Jernej Pavlič stated that the name was changed to improve name recognition.[12]

In the 3 June 2018 parliamentary election, the party garnered 5.11% of the vote and won five MP seats.[13]

Leadership
President[14]
Vice-Presidents[15]
  • Maša Kociper: 2014-
  • Robert Golob: 2014-
  • Peter Vilfan: 2014-
Party Council[16]

Members elected in 2014 included Metod Dragonja, Roman Jakič, Jani Möderndorfer and Stojan Pelko.

Supervisory board[17]

Members elected in 2014 included Nika Poglajen, Tatjana Voj, Dejan Radunić.

Electoral results
Parliament of Slovenia
Year Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Seat change Government
2014 38,293 4.38%
4 / 90
 4 Opposition
2018 45,492 5.11%
5 / 90
 1 Government

References
  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Slovenia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. "Will Miro Cerar Fulfil High Expectations?". The Slovenia Times. 14 July 2014.
  3. http://www.total-slovenia-news.com/politics/1557-pm-designate-sds-open-to-all-options-sarec-wants-more-talks
  4. RTVSLO.si - V živo: Nastaja stranka Alenke Bratušek
  5. http://www.sloveniatimes.com/pm-bratusek-to-form-new-party-on-31-may
  6. "Konec vlade Alenke Bratušek". Delo.si. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  7. Slovenskenovice.si - Bratuškova ustanavlja stranko, v stilu Jankovića pripeljala družino
  8. Siol.net - Kdo vse je prišel na ustanovni kongres stranke Alenke Bratušek?
  9. Predčasne Volitve V Državni Zbor 2014 Republika Slovenija - Državna volilna komisija. Accessed 13 July 2014
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. https://english.sta.si/2265668/alliance-of-social-liberal-democrats-established
  12. "Alenka Bratušek se vrača v ime svoje stranke". Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  13. "Izidi glasovanja za celotno Slovenijo - Predčasne volitve v Državni zbor 2018". volitve.gov.si (in Slovenian). 15 June 2018.
  14. RTVSLO.si - "Želim, da ob dveh črkah ne vidite le mojega imena, ampak začetnici abecede"
  15. RTVSLO.si - "Želim, da ob dveh črkah ne vidite le mojega imena, ampak začetnici abecede"
  16. RTVSLO.si - "Želim, da ob dveh črkah ne vidite le mojega imena, ampak začetnici abecede"
  17. RTVSLO.si - "Želim, da ob dveh črkah ne vidite le mojega imena, ampak začetnici abecede"

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