Zares
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 Slovenian political party |
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| Zares | |
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| For Real | |
| Leader | Gregor Golobič |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Ljubljana |
| Colours | orange |
| Political Ideology | Social liberalism, Social Democracy |
| European Affiliation | Liberal International |
| Website | Zares Website |
| See also | Political parties |
Zares (Slovenian for For Real) is a social liberal opposition political party in the Republic of Slovenia. Its motto is "new politics" (Slovenian: nova politika). Its president is Gregor Golobič, ex Secretary General of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia and former close advisor to Janez Drnovšek, who had previously abandoned active political involvement due to disagreements with his party.
Zares was founded in 2007 as the result of a split within the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, when 6 MPs of the National Assembly, led by former Minister of Economy Matej Lahovnik, left their original party and founded a new parliamentary group. In the 2007 presidential election, the party supported Danilo Türk.
Since 17 November 2007, Zares has been a member of the Liberal International. The party supports a socially liberal and economically social-democrat agenda, strongly supports the European Union and is a staunch opponent of the current Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša.
The Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek also voiced his support for the party, as did the prominent literary historian and philosopher Taras Kermauner.
[edit] Prominent members
- Gregor Golobič
- Matej Lahovnik
- Majda Širca
- Pavle Zgaga
- Bernarda Jaklin
- Vito Turk
- Felicita Medved
- Andrej Rus
- Branko Lobnikar
[edit] External links
- ZARES - new politics official site
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