Good Choice
Dobrá voľba
ChairpersonTomáš Drucker
Vice-chairpersons
  • Branislav Becík
  • Katarína Cséfalvayová
  • Radomír Šalitroš
Founded12 September 2019 (2019-09-12)
Dissolved30 September 2023
Split fromDirection – Social Democracy
Merged intoVoice – Social Democracy
HeadquartersJarošova 1, Bratislava-Nové Mesto
Membership (2021)Increase 262[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre
National affiliationVoice – Social Democracy
Colours    Red and blue
Website
dobravolba.sk

Good Choice (Slovak: Dobrá voľba) was a political party in Slovakia. The party's goals were officially announced at a press conference on 12 September 2019. On 20 May 2023, the party approved a merger agreement with Voice – Social Democracy,[2] which took effect on 30 September 2023.

History

In August 2019, Tomáš Drucker announced his intention to establish a new political party. Even before announcing that the party would be called Good Choice, Robert Fico responded: "He just doesn't have it. This is a typical café, liberal politician ... "[3] Drucker responded by announcing that the request for Tibor Gašpar to remain in his position existed and was demonstrated publicly by Fico.[4]

On 12 September 2019, they submitted almost 30,000 signatures from citizens to the Ministry of the Interior and applied for registration of the Good Choice political party. Lucia Kurilovská[5] and Tomáš Kuča, Rector of the Academy of the Police Force, and Director of the Press and Information Department of the Government Office, became another media-famous member of the newly emerging party in September 2019.[6] They are still listed on the party's website in February 2020:[7]

  • Michal Sýkora
  • Katarína Cséfalvayová
  • Branislav Becík
  • Radomír Šalitroš
  • Anna Ghannamová
  • Peter Kresák
  • Martin Fedor
  • Zuzana Dolinková
  • Miroslav Kočan

Election results

National Council
Election Leader Performance Rank Government
Votes % ± pp Seats +/–
2020 rowspan="2" Tomáš Drucker 88,220
3.06%
 New
0 / 150
 New 11th Extra-parliamentary (Matovič's Cabinet)
Extra-parliamentary (Heger's Cabinet)

Surveys

According to a survey by the AKO Agency published on September 6, 2019, the party has a potential of 23.8% and the election result would reportedly reach 7.4%.[8] The party considers the success of the surveys to be an encouragement for further work.[9]

On 19 September, a FOCUS survey was published, where "Good Choice" gained only 2.1%. The party did not comment further on what could have caused such a sharp decline.[10] According to the FOCUS methodology, it was not possible to determine a 95% confidence interval.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/statna_komisia_pre_volby/30_annual_report/ar2021/VS21_R_DV.pdf
  2. ↑ Majerčínová, Adriána Belej (28 April 2023). "Dobrá voľba pomôže Pellegrinimu skôr finančne, než voličmi. Odlíšia ho Druckerovi ľudia od Smeru?". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Fico ostro reagoval na Druckera: Niekedy si chováte hadov na prsiach. On na to jednoducho nemá". Hospodarske Noviny. MAFRA Slovakia. 1 July 2019. ISSN 1336-1996.
  4. ↑ "Drucker: Fico nechcel, aby som odvolal Gašpara". SME. Petit Press. 16 August 2019. ISSN 1335-4418.
  5. ↑ "Vznikajú dve nové strany, podpisy odovzdali Drucker i Chmelár". TA3.com (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Od Pellegriniho odchádza šéf komunikácie, posilní Druckera". slovensko.hnonline.sk (in Slovak). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Novinky". dobravolba2020.sk.
  8. ↑ "Exkluzívny prieskum pre HN: Prvýkrát vieme, koľko ľudí by volilo Druckerovu stranu". Hospodarske Noviny. MAFRA Slovakia. 6 September 2019. ISSN 1336-1996.
  9. ↑ "Dobrá voľba on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Prieskum Focusu: Smer stále prvý, progresívci klesajú". Perex. 19 September 2019. ISSN 1336-197X. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ↑ "Volebné preferencie politických strán – september 2019" (PDF). Agentúra FOCUS. 19 September 2019.
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