Unity (Slovenia)
Sloga | |
|---|---|
| President | Janko Veber |
| Founded | 7 April 2018 |
| Headquarters | Trg zbora odposlancev 64 1330 Kočevje |
| Colours | Grey-blue |
| Slogan | Strength is in Unity! |
| National Assembly | 0 / 90
|
| European Parliament | 0 / 9
|
| Mayors | 0 / 212
|
| Municipal councillors | 2 / 2,750
|
SLOGA is a Slovenian extra-parliamentary political party founded by Janko Veber, former mayor of Kočevje, President of the National Assembly and MP of the Social Democrats. The founding congress took place on 7 April 2018 in Ljubljana, where Veber was elected president of the party.[1]
History
Background
On 19 December 2017, then MP Janko Veber left the Social Democrats parliamentary group, citing disagreements regarding voting positions.[2]
On 8 January 2018, he also left the party itself, explaining that he could not agree with positions that “devalue everything that generations in Slovenia have created.”[3]
The association Sloga existed before the official founding of the party. Veber announced the formation of the party on 8 March 2018 after collecting the required 200 verified signatures of support.[4]
He stated that the party would not focus on ideology and emphasized priorities such as “returning power to the people” and “a dignified life with returns from common property for all citizens.”[4]
Founding
The founding congress of the party took place on Saturday, 7 April 2018 in Ljubljana. Party bodies were elected, the party programme adopted and preparations for the parliamentary elections discussed.[1]
In addition to Veber, speakers at the event included entrepreneur Matjaž Gams, economist Marko Golob and former UKC surgeon Zvonko Hočevar.[5]
The party announced that it would seek an “immediate halt to the sale of citizens’ common property.”[5]
Parliamentary elections
| Election | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | Rank | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5,072 | 0.57 | 0 / 90
|
0 | 17th | – | |
| 2022 | 564 | 0.05 | 0.52 | 0 / 90
|
0 | 19th | – |
2018 parliamentary election
On the same day he left the Social Democrats, Veber announced an electoral alliance with the party Democratic Party of Labour.[6]
The parties formed a joint electoral list. However, their list was rejected in one electoral district because it contained too many women candidates. Their appeal was unsuccessful.[7]
In the election held on 3 June 2018 the coalition received 0.57% of the vote and failed to enter the National Assembly.[8]
2022 parliamentary election
In February 2022 Sloga joined the Alliance Liberate Slovenia (ZOS), formed around the party United Slovenia Movement led by Andrej Šiško.[9]
The alliance received 0.05% of the vote and placed second to last among candidate lists.[10]
2026 parliamentary election
On 12 January 2026 MP Dejan Kaloh revealed in a television interview that Janko Veber would run on the list of the party Suvereni.[11]
Later the cooperation collapsed after some candidates joined the list of the party Karl Erjavec - Trust Party. Sloga ultimately submitted its own candidate list only in the fourth electoral district (Ljubljana Bežigrad).[12]
Local elections
2018 local elections
In the 2018 local elections Veber ran for mayor of Kočevje. He received 1,278 votes (19.11%) and lost in the first round to Vladimir Prebilič.[13]
The Sloga list received 932 votes and won three seats in the municipal council.[13]
2022 local elections
Veber again ran for mayor in 2022, receiving 487 votes (8.26%). Prebilič won the election in the first round.[14]
The Sloga list received 484 votes and won two seats in the municipal council.[14]
References
- ^ a b Da, La. "Nastala je Sloga, stranka, ki jo vodi Janko Veber". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ "Veber izstopil iz poslanske skupine SD-ja: "Ne morem podpreti škodljivih odločitev"". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ "Janko Veber odhaja iz SD-ja. Levanič: Očitno je prevladala želja po lastni stranki". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ a b "Janko Veber ustanavlja stranko Sloga, ustanovni kongres aprila". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ a b "Sloga proti kraljevini političnih elit, SD stavi na preverjene obraze". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ "Po izstopu iz SD Veber napovedal koalicijo s stranko ZL – DSD". 24ur.com. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ "Lista Združene desnice zavrnjena tudi v kranjski volilni enoti". rtvslo.si.
- ^ "Election results". dvk-rs.si.
- ^ "Anica Bidar na volitve s stranko Za ljudstvo Slovenije".
- ^ "Election results".
- ^ "Pogovor z opozicijo".
- ^ "Za parlamentarne volitve vloženih 18 kandidatnih list".
- ^ a b "Lokalne volitve 2018".
- ^ a b "Election results".