99_Percent_–_Civic_Voice

99% – Civic Voice

99% – Civic Voice

Slovak political party


99 Percent – Civic Voice[4] (Slovak: 99% – občiansky hlas, 99%) is a left-wing populist political party in Slovakia inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement.[5] It is jointly led by manager [clarification needed] Alena Dušatková, radio journalist Pavol Pavlík, and lawyer and former police investigator Peter Vačok.[6]

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According to opinion polls, the party was expected to gain parliamentary representation in the 2012 parliamentary election;[7][8] but it failed to do so, with only 1.58% of the vote.

The party's registration turned into a scandal when it was revealed that many of the 16,000 signatures submitted were discovered to be fraudulent. Party had failed to make a political impact in its lifetime. It had de facto dissolved during a de jure renaming proces to Spravodlivosť (Justice) in May 2023 with a complete change in leadership.[9]

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References

  1. "Politická Strana, 99% – občiansky hlas" (PDF). minv.sk. 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2022.
  2. Peter Učeň (September 2014), "The delayed crisis and the continuous ebb of populism in Slovakia's party system.", POPULISM IN THE SHADOW OF THE GREAT RECESSION, p. 336, retrieved 7 January 2023
  3. Dariusz Kałan (March 7, 2012), "The Parliamentary Election in Slovakia" (PDF), Polish Institute of International Affairs, retrieved 7 January 2023
  4. "TV stations sanctioned for 99% ads", The Slovak Spectator, 6 February 2012, retrieved 19 February 2012
  5. Vilikovská, Zuzana (14 December 2011), "99% slate features a manager, a reporter and a former police investigator", The Slovak Spectator, retrieved 19 February 2012
  6. "Volebné preferencie politických strán – január 2012" (PDF). focus-research.sk (Press release). January 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2021.
  7. "Volebné preferencie politických strán – február 2012" (PDF). focus-research.sk (Press release). February 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022.

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