Freedom Movement (Slovenia)
The Freedom Movement (Slovene: Gibanje Svoboda, GS) is a social liberal political party in Slovenia. It was founded on 26 January 2022, as the successor of the Party of Green actions (Z.DEJ). At the January congress, Robert Golob was elected as the party's first president and the party received its new identity and name.
Freedom Movement Gibanje Svoboda | |
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| Abbreviation | GS |
| Chairman | Robert Golob |
| General Secretary | Vesna Vukovič |
| Vice Chairman | Sara Žibrat Matej Arčon |
| Founder | Jure Leben Robert Golob |
| Founded | 8 May 2021; 2 years ago (original form) 26 January 2022; 1 year ago (current form) |
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| Preceded by | Green Actions Party |
| Headquarters | Miklošičeva ulica 7, Ljubljana |
| Youth wing | Freedom Movement Youth |
| Membership | 3,000 |
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| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
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| National Assembly | 41 / 90 |
| European Parliament | 2 / 8 |
| Mayors | 3 / 212 |
| Municipal council | 404 / 2,750 |
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In its first parliamentary election, the party placed first, obtaining 41 of the 90 seats in the National Assembly, which is a record for a single party in the history of independent Slovenia. Chairman Robert Golob subsequently became Prime Minister of Slovenia heading the 15th Government in a coalition with the Social Democrats and The Left. Shortly after the elections, the Party of Alenka Bratušek and List of Marjan Šarec merged into the party.