Miroslav Kollár (born 13 August 1969) is a Slovak politician. He served as a

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of the National Council from 2020 to 2023. From September 2021 he has served as the chairman and sole MP of the

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party. Between 2014 and 2022 he served as the mayor of

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Early life

Kollár was born and raised in Hlohovec. He studied commerce at the

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, graduating in 1991. After graduation, he worked as a journalist and was involved in a local politics in Hlohovec.

Political career

In 2019 Kollár joined the new party of president

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For the People. In the V

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, he gained a seat. He became the only government MP who refused to personally sign the coalition agreement. Even though he supported the government at the time, he felt the signature would limit his freedom to vote according to his personal conscience. After the retirement of Andrej Kiska, Kollár unsuccessfully ran for the post of For the People chairman against

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. In February 2021 he officially left the government as well as the For the People party. In April, he joined the

party, which narrowly failed to pass the representation threshold in 2020, becoming its sole MP. Soon after, he became the Chairman of ''Together'', having defeated the previous Chairman Juraj Hipš in a leadership contest. In 2023, when Spolu transformed into Demokrati and failed to reach 3% of votes in

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, Kollár announced that he is stepping down from party presidency, taking a "political

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kollar, Miroslav 1969 births Living people For the People (Slovakia) politicians People from Hlohovec University of Economics in Bratislava alumni Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2020–2023