Change from Below

{{Infobox political party

| name = Change from Below,
Democratic Union of Slovakia

| native_name = Zmena zdola, Demokratická únia Slovenska

| native_name_lang = sk

| logo = Logo of the Zmena zdola.svg

| colorcode = {{party color|Zmena zdola}}

| abbreviation = {{party shortname|Zmena zdola}}

| leader = Ján Budaj

| split = Democratic Union

| founded = {{Start date and age|2000|9|7|df=yes}}

| headquarters = Hybešova 41, Bratislava

| membership_year = 2021

| membership = {{increase}} 51{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=VS21_R_ZZ.pdf |url=https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/statna_komisia_pre_volby/30_annual_report/ar2021/VS21_R_ZZ.pdf |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=minv.sk |language=sk |type=document}}

| ideology = Liberal conservatism{{cite web |url= https://kozvelemeny.org/2020/02/21/the-odds-in-slovakias-tight-elections-are-clouded-by-a-blackout-but-here-come-the-detailed-estimates/ |title=The odds in Slovakia's tight elections are clouded by a blackout, but here come the detailed estimates |date=2020-02-21|first=Juraj |last=Medzihorsky |website=kozvelemeny.org |access-date=22 August 2022 }}

| position = Centre-right

| national = Democrats
Until 2022:
Civic Democratic Platform,
OĽaNO

| colours = {{color box|{{party color|Zmena zdola}}|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#004F9E|border=darkgray}} Yellow and blue

| anthem =

| international = Liberal International (until 2004)

| seats1_title = National Council

| seats1 = {{composition bar|0|150|hex={{party color|Zmena zdola}}}}

| seats2_title = European Parliament

| seats2 = {{composition bar|0|15|hex={{party color|Zmena zdola}}}}

| website = [http://www.zmenazdola.sk/ zmenazdola.sk]

| country = Slovakia

}}

Change from Below, Democratic Union of Slovakia (sometimes translated as Change from the Bottom or Change from the Bottom Up; {{langx|sk|Zmena zdola, Demokratická únia Slovenska}}, ZZ, DÚ), in the years 2000—2002 Liberal Democratic Union (abbreviation LDÚ), and 2002—2010 Democratic Union of Slovakia (abbreviation DÚ), is a non-parliamentary political party in Slovakia since 2000. Its chairman Ján Budaj is a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic elected on the OĽaNO party's list of candidates.

Party leadership

Ján Budaj – chairman

Key members of the party

Juraj Smatana – teacher, popular blogger and civic activist. Member of the Regional Office of the Trenčín Region elected as the Považská Bystrica District.{{Cite web|url=http://www.zmenazdola.sk/news/volby-do-vuc-2017-dakujeme|title=Voľby do VÚC 2017: ĎAKUJEME! — Zmena zdola|website=Zmenazdola.sk|accessdate=15 March 2022}}

History

The Democratic Union of Slovakia was founded by a group of members of the Democratic Union, dissatisfied with the merger of the Democratic Union into the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union. The group was led by Ján Budaj, who was elected chairman of the party on the founding republican committee on November 4, 2000. The party was registered with the Ministry of the Interior on September 7, 2000, under the original name of the Liberal Democratic Union. In 2002, the party was renamed to a name almost identical to the name of the defunct party "Democratic Union" (see Democratic Union of Slovakia (1994) / DEÚS and Democratic Union / DÚ).

Election results

2002 parliamentary election - the party ran for election in coalition with the Democratic Party. Just before the elections, however, the Democratic Party withdrew the candidate with a recommendation for its supporters to elect the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union, and thus the Democratic Union of Slovakia dropped out of the election competition without its own intervention.
2004 European Parliament election - the party achieved an electoral gain of 0.19% of the vote and did not get into the European Parliament.
2002 parliamentary election - party politicians took part in the elections for the candidate of the Free Forum, which did not get into parliament.
2012 parliamentary election - the party achieved an electoral gain of 1.29% and did not get into the National Counci.
2016 parliamentary election - the party as an independent subject did not run for parliamentary elections, but after an agreement with the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities movement.

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Election ! Leader ! Votes ! % !Rank ! Seats ! +/– ! Status
rowspan="2" \| 2020 \| Igor Matovič{{efn\|Igor Matovič (OĽaNO) served as leader and Ján Budaj served as ZZ's chairman.\|name="Pellegrini"}} \| 721,166 \| {{Percentage bar\|25.02\|hex=f2c603}} \|{{color box\|Gold\|1st}} \| {{composition bar\|1\|150\|hex=#f2c603}} \| bgcolor="lightgrey" \| \|{{Yes2\|OĽaNO–SR–SaS–ZĽ}}
colspan="7" align="left" \|{{small\|As a part of the OĽaNO–KÚ–NOVA–ZZ list, which won 53 seats in total.}}

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Election

! Leader

! Votes

! %

!Rank

! Seats

! +/–

! Status

rowspan="2" | 2020

| Igor Matovič{{efn|Igor Matovič (OĽaNO) served as leader and Ján Budaj served as ZZ's chairman.|name="Pellegrini"}}

| 721,166

| {{Percentage bar|25.02|hex=f2c603}}

|{{color box|Gold|1st}}

| {{composition bar|1|150|hex=#f2c603}}

| bgcolor="lightgrey" |

|{{Yes2|OĽaNO–SR–SaS–ZĽ}}

colspan="7" align="left" |{{small|As a part of the OĽaNO–KÚ–NOVA–ZZ list, which won 53 seats in total.}}

Voting preferences

As the party has not run for the National Council of the Slovak Republic independently since 2012, the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic does not record its preferences.

= Chairman =

since 2000 Ján Budaj

Notes

References

External links

[http://www.zmenazdola.sk/ Official site]
[http://ives.minv.sk/rez/registre/pages/detailps.aspx?id=153102 Entry in the register of pages of the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic]

Category:Liberal conservative parties in Slovakia

Category:Politics of Slovakia

Category:2000 establishments in Slovakia

Category:Political parties established in 2000