The Christian Union (, ), previously Independent Forum () from 1998 to 2019, is a Slovak

right-wing Right-wing politics is the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position based on natural law, economics, authority, property ...

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...

political party. The chairwoman of the party since 2019 is

Anna Záborská Anna Záborská (born 7 June 1948) is a Slovakia, Slovak politician of the Christian Union (Slovakia), Christian Union party, living in Bojnice. From 2004 to 2019 she was a Member of the European Parliament, where she was a member of the Group o ...

. At present, he has five deputies of the

National Council of the Slovak Republic The National Council of the Slovak Republic (, abbreviated to ''NR SR'') is the national parliament of Slovakia. It is unicameralism, unicameral and consists of 150 members, who are elected by universal suffrage under proportional representation ...

, elected on the candidate of the party

OĽANO Slovakia (), known as Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (, OĽANO) until 2023, is a populist political party in Slovakia. Founded in 2011 by former businessman Igor Matovič, the party champions anti-corruption, anti-elitist and an ...

NOVA A nova ( novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. All observed novae involve white ...

-KÚ-ZZ.

Foundation and history

Christian Union

Transformation of NF to KÚ, elections to EP 2019 and NR SR 2020

On 8 February 2019, the party was renamed (registered on 27 August 1998), when on 7 January 2019, the statute and seat of this party changed and on February 8, 2019, it was renamed to the current name Christian Union. This transformation of this entity de facto created a new party, but de jure not This step, as the fragmentation of Christian forces and the promotion of Záborská's personal ambitions, was criticized by the chairman of KDH, Alojz Hlina. The founders did so so that they could avoid collecting 10,000 signatures to form a new political party. In the

2019 European Parliament election The 2019 European Parliament election was held in the European Union (EU) between 23 and 26 May 2019. It was the ninth parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979. A total of 751 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) we ...

, the party won 3.85% of the vote and did not win any seats. After the elections, the need to unite Christian political forces with KDH or KDŽP was discussed. In the end, the merger did not take place in the autumn of 2019, as President Alojz Hlina offered the Christian Union only 2 seats as a KDH candidate. On the contrary, the KU came closer to the OĽANO movement, on whose candidate list

OĽaNO Slovakia (), known as Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (, OĽANO) until 2023, is a populist political party in Slovakia. Founded in 2011 by former businessman Igor Matovič, the party champions anti-corruption, anti-elitist and an ...

in the parliamentary elections 19 candidates for the KÚ ran, while its chairwoman

ran from 4th place.

and Zmena Zdola did the same with

in order to avoid an increased clause for electoral coalitions.

, together with the KÚ, also offered the pre-election procedure to the KDH, to which it offered half the seats on the candidate and, after the elections, its own parliamentary club. KDH rejected this offer.

Election period 2020–2024

In the parliamentary elections in February 2020, OĽANO-NOVA-KÚ-ZZ party became the winner of the parliamentary elections, which so far only the Smer-SD and HZDS parties have succeeded in Slovakia. Five members of the Christian Union were elected as deputies.

KÚ Politicians

Party leadership

Milan Krajniak Milan Krajniak (born 30 January 1973) is a Slovak politician. He served as Cabinet of Eduard Heger, Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family from 21 March 2020 to 15 April 2023. Krajniak led Christian Union (Slovakia), Christian Union for th ...

– Chairman

Other KÚ politicians

* Richard Vašečka * Branislav Škripek * Ján Szőllős * Katarína Hatráková * Radovan Marcinčin

Election results

National Council

European Parliament

References

External links

Official Page

Christian Union in the register of parties of the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Christian Union (Slovakia) Christian Democratic Movement breakaway groups Political parties established in 2019 2019 establishments in Slovakia Catholic political parties