Party of Generations
Party of Generations Stranka generacij | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SG |
| President | Vlado Dimovski |
| Vice Presidents | Smiljan Mekicar Darinka Mravljak Marko Bandelli |
| Founded | 17 May 2025 |
| Merger of | DeSUS Good State |
| Headquarters | Tržaška 134 1000 Ljubljana |
| Colours | Green, Blue |
| National Assembly | 0 / 90 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 9 |
| Mayors | 0 / 212 |
| Municipal councillors | 28 / 2,750 |
| Website | |
| strankageneracij.si | |
The Party of Generations (Slovene: Stranka generacij, abbreviation: SG) is a Slovenian political party formed by the merger of the Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS) and Good State (Dobra država, DD). The unification congress took place on 17 May 2025 in Radomlje.[1] The party's president is Vlado Dimovski.[2]
Background
The extra-parliamentary parties DeSUS and Good State already joined forces for the 2024 European Parliament elections. Their joint list, headed by veteran journalist Uroš Lipušček, received 14,988 votes or 2.22% of the total.[3][4]
Shortly after the election, Vlado Dimovski was elected the new president of DeSUS and announced his goal of returning the party to the national parliament.[5] In pursuit of this goal, he began discussions with Good State, officially announcing the merger in April 2025.[6]
At the founding congress of the Party of Generations on 17 May, Dimovski was elected president, while the former leader of Good State, Smiljan Mekicar, became one of the vice presidents. In his address, the newly elected president stated that the merger was motivated by a vision to connect all generations, emphasizing that advocating only for the rights of one generation is not enough.[7] On 3 February 2026, the Party of Generations announced its electoral cooperation with the extra-parliamentary party Greens of Slovenia, led by Andrej Čuš. The party presidents announced their joint candidate list at a press conference on the same day, highlighting the care for all generations, the fight against corruption, a stable and healthy economy, and care for the environment among their related programmatic principles. The alliance's slogan became "Choice for All Generations". In his address, Dimovski said that these were "two traditional parties and strong centrist forces without the background of a deep state," who would deal with "serious issues of the development of Slovenian society."[8]
Party structure
- Party President: Vlado Dimovski
- Vice Presidents: Smiljan Mekicar, Darinka Mravljak, Marko Bandelli
- President of the Council: TBA
- Secretary General: Gregor Petrovski
References
- ^ "DeSUS no longer exists. It has merged with Good State into the Party of Generations". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ "Leadership". strankageneracij.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ "Uroš Lipušček to lead joint list of DeSUS and Good State in European elections". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ "Election Results". dvk-rs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ "Vlado Dimovski is the new president of DeSUS, aims to re-enter parliament". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ "Consolidation and restructuring on the left before elections". Info360.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ "DeSUS and Good State have merged into the Party of Generations". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ Z, M. "Zunajparlamentarni stranki Zeleni Slovenije in Stranka generacij skupaj na volitve". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2026-03-08.