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Progresívne Slovensko
Progressive Slovakia (, PS) is a Liberalism, liberal and Social liberalism, social-liberal political party in Slovakia established in 2017. The party is led by Michal Šimečka, a former Vice-President of the European Parliament, Vice President of the European Parliament. It is a member of the Renew Europe group and is a full member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party. PS currently has 6 MEPs: Ľudovít Ódor (former Prime Minister of Slovakia), Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová (a former journalist), Martin Hojsík, Michal Wiezik (both environmental activists), Ľubica Karvašová, and Lucia Yar. Zuzana Čaputová, the Former president of Slovakia who is also the co-founder and former deputy leader of PS who won the 2019 Slovak presidential election, was nominated by the party for the election, focusing her campaign on themes of anti-corruption, Environmental politics, environmentalism, and pro-Europeanism. In the National Council of Slovakia, National Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michal Šimečka
Michal Šimečka (born 10 May 1984) is a Slovak politician, journalist, and researcher, who served as a Vice-President of the European Parliament between 2022 and 2023. He also became a Member of the European Parliament between 2019 and 2023. In 2020, Šimečka was elected vice-president of the European political group Renew Europe. He is a co-founder of the social-liberal Progressive Slovakia party, leading it from 2022. Early life and education Šimečka earned a bachelor's degree in political sciences and international relations from the Charles University in Prague in 2006. He obtained an MPhil in Russian and East European Studies at St Antony's College at the University of Oxford in 2008, before moving to Nuffield College, where he received a DPhil in Politics and International Relations in 2012. Political career Member of the European Parliament (2019–2023) Šimečka is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights and European Parliament Intergrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |