{{Short description|Far-right political party in Slovakia}} {{POV|talk=The party is undeniably neofascist|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox political party | name = Republic Movement | native_name = Hnutie Republika | colorcode = {{Political party data|color}} | logo = Logo of the Republic (Slovakia).svg | logo_size = 200px | chairperson = [[Milan Uhrík]] | split = [[People's Party Our Slovakia]] | predecessor = [[Movement for Democracy (Slovakia)|Voice of the People]] (legal) | founded = {{start date|2021|3|9|df=y}} | ideology = {{ubl|class = nowrap | [[National conservatism]] | [[Right-wing populism]] | [[Neo-Fascism]] | [[Ultranationalism]]<ref>{{cite news|work=El Espanol|title=The ultra victory in Italy, Hungary or France: x-ray of the rise of the extreme right in the EU|date=10 June 2024|url=https://www.elespanol.com/en/mundo/europa/20240610/victoria-ultra-italia-hungria-franciadeja-europarlamento-derechista-historia/861663895_0.html|quote=The ultranationalist Republika}}</ref> }} | membership_year = December 2022 | membership = {{increase}} 1,044 <ref name="vs2022">{{Cite web | last = | first = | author = | title = Výročná správa | url = https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/statna_komisia_pre_volby/30_annual_report/ar2022/VS22_REPUBLIKA.pdf | website = Ministerstvo vnútra Slovenskej republiky | access-date = 2023-07-29 | language = sk }}</ref> | youth_wing = ''Mladí Republikáni'' | womens_wing = ''Ženy v Republike'' | position = {{ubl|[[Far-right politics|Far-right]]}} | headquarters = [[Nitra]] | european = [[Europe of Sovereign Nations Party]] | europarl = [[Europe of Sovereign Nations Group]] | colours = {{Color box|{{party color|Republic (Slovakia)}}|border=silver}} Red<br>{{Color box|#174194|border=silver}} Blue <!-- Values obtained from Wikidata; to edit, see https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1519778 --> | seats1_title = [[National Council of the Slovak Republic|National Council]] | seats1 = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|ms-lower-house}} | seats2_title = [[European Parliament]] | seats2 = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|EP}} | country = Slovakia | website = {{Political party data|website}} | flag = Flag of the Republic Movement.svg }}
The '''Republic Movement''' ({{langx|sk|Hnutie Republika}}) is a [[Far-right politics|far-right]]{{refn|<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Osvaldová |first=Lucia |date=2023-02-21 |title=Politológ Nociar: Typický liberálny fašista je Milan Mazurek |url=https://dennikn.sk/3249649/politolog-nociar-typicky-liberalny-fasista-je-milan-mazurek/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref>}} [[List of political parties in Slovakia|political party]] in [[Slovakia]] led by [[Milan Uhrík]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uhríkova nová strana sa volá Republika. Odmieta byť klonom ĽSNS |url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/872011/uhrikova-nova-strana-sa-vola-republika-odmieta-byt-klonom-lsns/ |website=Aktuality.sk|date=9 March 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Register of Political Parties and Political Movements |url=https://ives.minv.sk/rez/registre/pages/detailps.aspx?id=153121 |access-date=2021-04-06 |website=ives.minv.sk |archive-date=2022-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426093409/https://ives.minv.sk/rez/registre/pages/detailps.aspx?id=153121 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The party is often regarded as [[Neo-fascism|neo-fascist]],<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Osvaldová |first=Lucia |date=2023-06-28 |title=Prezliekanie Republiky pokračuje, tvrdia, že sú protifašistickí bojovníci |url=https://dennikn.sk/3445082/prezliekanie-republiky-pokracuje-tvrdia-ze-su-protifasisticki-bojovnici/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-04 |title=Ďalší bývalý člen Republiky prehovoril: Odišiel som, lebo nemám rád neonacizmus a ľudákov |url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/PdP37U8/dalsi-byvaly-clen-republiky-prehovoril-odisiel-som-lebo-nemam-rad-neonacizmus-a-ludakov/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Aktuality.sk |language=sk}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|date=2023-08-03 |title=Naoko uhladení, po voľbách hrozba? Uhrík poslal Kotlebu do záhrobia. Namiesto tričiek majú obleky, no myslenie nezmenili |url=https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/676761-naoko-uhladeni-po-volbach-hrozba-uhrik-poslal-kotlebu-do-zahrobia-miesto-triciek-maju-obleky-no-myslenie-nezmenili/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Pravda.sk |language=sk}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=Osvaldová |first=Lucia |date=2023-07-26 |title=Protifašistickí bojovníci sa búria proti spolupráci s Republikou, zo zväzu chcú vylúčiť poslanca Suju |url=https://dennikn.sk/3490955/protifasisticki-bojovnici-sa-buria-proti-spolupraci-s-republikou-zo-zvazu-chcu-vylucit-poslanca-suju/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-22 |title=Newsfilter: Republika podľa Republiky alebo Lesnícke štúdium telocvikára Suju |url=https://dennikn.sk/3533528/newsfilter-republika-podla-republiky-alebo-lesnicke-studium-telocvikara-suju/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Denník N |language=sk |quote=Republika je strana zle maskovaných neonacistov a na základe Sujovho príkladu sa dá ilustrovať, že aj falošných odborníkov, ktorí školstvo po vzore Andreja Danka, Igora Matoviča či Borisa Kollára vnímajú len ako nástroj na získavanie bezcenných titulov a nie vzdelania.}}</ref> despite some political writers contesting this description.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Osvaldová |first=Lucia |date=2023-06-01 |title=Odborník na extrémizmus Mareš: Slovenské voľby sú pre Rusko veľmi dôležité |url=https://dennikn.sk/3404909/odbornik-na-extremizmus-mares-slovenske-volby-su-pre-rusko-velmi-dolezite/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Denník N |language=sk |quote=Je to strana, ktorá predstavuje pokus na získanie prijateľnejšej tváre pre verejnosť, pričom si však zachováva radikálnu rétoriku a štýl, ktorý je kritický voči zakotvenej zahranično-politickej a bezpečnostno-politickej orientácii Slovenska. Strana je kritičkou súčasného systému, určite je radikálna, v hnutí sú ľudia, ktorí v minulosti preukázateľne patrili k extrémistickým štruktúram.}}</ref><ref name=":8" />
Founded in March 2021 by Uhrík and other former members of the far-right [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] party [[People's Party Our Slovakia]] (ĽSNS) of [[Marian Kotleba]], the movement took over and renamed the existing party ''Voice of the People'' ({{langx|sk|Hlas Ľudu}}) led by [[Peter Marček]], which had only 50 members in 2018. Marček was later kicked out of the party.
Due to the defection of former ĽSNS representatives, the party had five seats in the [[National Council (Slovakia)|National Council of the Slovak Republic]] before the [[2023 Slovak parliamentary election|2023 election]]. Uhrík was elected a [[member of the European Parliament]] for ĽSNS in 2019.
==History== The party was formed on 9 March 2021 by taking over and renaming an already-established political party, ''Voice of the People'' ({{Langx|sk|Hlas Ľudu}}).<ref name=":3">{{cite web |date=9 March 2021 |title=Uhríkova nová strana sa volá Republika. Odmieta byť klonom ĽSNS |url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/872011/uhrikova-nova-strana-sa-vola-republika-odmieta-byt-klonom-lsns/ |website=aktuality.sk |publisher=Aktuality |language=sk}}</ref> Before this, the party was led by [[Peter Marček]], and had only 50 members as of 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=hlas_ludu.pdf |url=https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/statna_komisia_pre_volby/30_annual_report/ar2018/hlas_ludu.pdf |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=minv.sk |language=sk |type=document}}</ref> Milan Uhrík became the party's new chairman. Apart from Uhrík, additional former members of the [[Far-right politics|far-right]] [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] party [[People's Party Our Slovakia|ĽSNS]] joined the newly-renamed party. This included [[Milan Mazurek]], [[Miroslav Suja]], Ondrej Ďurica, and Eduard Kočiš, among others.
Marček was kicked out of the party in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-10 |title=Uhríkovi dal stranu, vyhodili ho z jej vedenia. Sú to náckovia, Mazurek sa na mňa osopil, že kladiem vence na Slavíne, tvrdí Marček |url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/0z5v1uZ/uhrikovi-dal-stranu-vyhodili-ho-z-jej-vedenia-su-to-nackovia-mazurek-sa-na-mna-osopil-ze-kladiem-vence-na-slavine-tvrdi-marcek/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Aktuality.sk |language=sk}}</ref> The party accused him of "doing his own politics" without consulting Uhrík. Marček, however, accused them of [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] tendencies and beliefs, and stated his objections were the primary reason for his firing. As of 2022, the party consists of 1,044 members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VS22_REPUBLIKA.pdf |url=https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/statna_komisia_pre_volby/30_annual_report/ar2022/VS22_REPUBLIKA.pdf |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=[[Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia)|Ministerstvo vnútra Slovenskej Republiky]]}}</ref>
== Political positions == {{Neo-fascism}} [[Political science|Political experts]] consider the party to be [[Radical politics|radically]] [[Far-right politics|far-right]] [[Extremism|extremist]] and [[Right-wing populism|right-wing populist]].<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Osvaldová |first=Lucia |date=2023-08-29 |title=Na oslavách SNP, ktoré zorganizoval Smer, vítali aj Suju z Republiky. Publikum rozhnevala ukrajinská vlajka (+ video) |url=https://dennikn.sk/3541939/na-oslavach-snp-ktore-zorganizoval-smer-vitali-aj-suju-z-republiky-publikum-rozhnevala-ukrajinska-vlajka/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Denník N |language=sk |quote=Aj Sujovu dnešnú stranu Republika odborníci označujú za extrémistickú, na kandidátke sú s ním napríklad neonacistický spevák Ondrej Ďurica či Milan Mazurek odsúdený za rasistické výroky.}}</ref><ref name=":8" /> The party is generally described as [[Neo-fascism|neo-fascist]] by [[News media|news publications]],<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10" /> but some political experts contest this description.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":8" /> The party self-identifies as "[[conservative]] and patriotic".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hnutie-republika.sk/en/|title=Movement Republika|date=19 July 2021 |accessdate=14 September 2024}}</ref>
=== Foreign policy === The party and its voter base is [[hard Eurosceptic]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kern |first=Miro |date=2021-09-14 |title=Ľavicovejší, s vyšším vzdelaním a s lepšími platmi – kto sú voliči Republiky a čím sú iní než kotlebovci |url=https://dennikn.sk/2536349/lavicovejsi-s-vyssim-vzdelanim-a-s-lepsimi-platmi-kto-su-volici-republiky-a-cim-su-ini-nez-kotlebovci/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref> and [[Russophilia|Russophilic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kern |first=Miro |date=2023-08-31 |title=Prieskum: Voličov SNS, Republiky a Smeru to ťahá do ruskej sféry vplyvu |url=https://dennikn.sk/3537362/volicov-sns-republiky-a-smeru-to-taha-do-ruskej-sfery-vplyvu-rastie-dopyt-po-autoritativnom-vodcovi/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref> The party's political positions are radically critical of Slovakia's membership in the [[European Union|EU]] and [[NATO]].<ref name=":6" /> The party supports closer trade relations with [[China]], [[Russia]], [[India]] and other [[BRICS]] countries.<ref name="slovakparties">{{cite book|title=Setting on an East-Bound Course? Slovak Political Parties' Views on China and Russia|year=2023|pages=26–28|url=https://www.amo.cz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AMO_Mapinfluence_Setting-on-an-East-Bound-Course_Slovak-Political-Parties-Views-on-China-and-Russia.pdf|publisher=AMO|first=Nikoleta|last=Nemečkayová}}</ref>
The party advocates for the withdrawal of Slovakia out of [[NATO]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Osvaldová |first=Lucia |date=2023-05-31 |title=Ako Uhrík a Mazurek vybudovali Republiku a prečo s nimi chce Fico vládnuť |url=https://dennikn.sk/3399354/ako-uhrik-a-mazurek-vybudovali-republiku-a-preco-s-nimi-chce-fico-vladnut/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref> It also advocates against sending any and all lethal military aid to [[Ukraine]] during the [[Russo-Ukrainian War|Russo-Ukrainian war]], beginning after the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Šnídl |first=Vladimír |date=2023-06-30 |title=Ukrajinská a slovenská zbrojovka sa dohodli, že skúsia postaviť spoločnú húfnicu |url=https://e.dennikn.sk/3444096/ukrajinska-a-slovenska-zbrojovka-sa-dohodli-ze-skusia-postavit-spolocnu-hufnicu/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref> The party supports [[China's Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukrainian Crisis|China's peace plan]] for the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="slovakparties"/>
Uhrík has suggested that the West has provoked China through its support for Taiwan.<ref name="slovakparties"/>
Uhrík supported a ceasefire during the [[Gaza war]], describing a [[two-state solution]] as the only long-term solution to the [[Israel–Palestine conflict]]. However, he suggested that this state should be the culmination of the peace process rather than the beginning, to avoid the Palestinians making additional demands from the Israeli side.<ref>{{cite news|work=iportal24.cz|title=The conflict in the Gaza Strip will have a migratory effect, warns Milan Uhrík|date=30 October 2023|url=https://www.iportal24.cz/featured/konflikt-v-pasmu-gazy-bude-mit-migracni-efekt-varuje-milanuhrik/}}</ref> Uhrík also criticised Israel for civilian casualties in Gaza and the [[Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus]].<ref>{{cite news|work=Teraz|title=Mimoparlamentné strany reagujú na útok Iránu voči Izraelu|date=14 April 2024|url=https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/mimoparlamentne-strany-reaguju-na-uto/788121-clanok.html}}</ref>
=== Economic policy === Uhrík has stated that the party supports moving from direct to indirect forms of taxation.<ref>{{cite news|date=21 September 2023|title=Uhrík: Chceme zefektívniť štátnu správu a zreformovať daňový systém|url=https://hnonline.sk/parlamentne-volby-2023/96105595-uhrik-chceme-zefektivnit-statnu-spravu-a-zreformovat-danovy-system|work=HN Online}}</ref> He has described the party as "[[fiscal conservative|economically right-wing]]", contrasting it with the leftist approach of [[Smer-SD]].<ref>{{Cite news|work=Sme.sk|title=Smer zvažuje novú skupinu, krajná pravica už nesedí v kúte. Ako sa preskupujú sily v Bruseli|url=https://www.sme.sk/svet/c/smer-chce-novu-skupinu-krajna-pravica-uz-nesedi-v-kute-ako-sa-preskupuju-sily-v-bruseli|date=13 November 2025}}</ref>
=== Social issues === The party advocates for complete suspension of government support to all [[non-governmental organization]]s, especially ones it describes as "[[LGBT rights in Slovakia|rainbow]] and [[George Soros conspiracy theories|Soros' organizations]]."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-09 |title=Predseda Republiky Milan Uhrík tvrdí, že |url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3465006/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref>
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the party took a staunch anti-vaccination position and advocated for [[COVID-19 vaccine|COVID-19 vaccinations]] of children to be halted.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Šnídl |first=Vladimír |date=2021-10-13 |title=Uhríkovci strašia cez deti. Útočia na pudy, ktoré nemáme pod kontrolou, hovorí odborníčka |url=https://dennikn.sk/2572400/uhrikovci-strasia-cez-deti-utocia-na-pudy-ktore-nemame-pod-kontrolou-hovori-odbornicka/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref>
The party takes a staunch [[Anti-LGBT rhetoric|anti-LGBT]] position. It voted in favor of rejecting the [[European Parliament]]’s appeal for the betterment of [[LGBT rights in Slovakia|conditions of LGBT people in Slovakia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schôdze : Hlasovanie : Štatistika hlasovaní klubov : Hlasovanie podľa klubov|url=https://www.nrsr.sk/web/Default.aspx?sid=schodze/hlasovanie/hlasklub&ID=49846 |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Národná rada Slovenskej republiky |language=sk-SK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-28 |title=Národná rada prijala "antiuznesenie" k |url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3303186/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref> It then also voted in favor of a ban on [[Gender transition|legal gender change]]. This bill failed, however.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mikušovič |first=Dušan |date=2023-03-21 |title=Podľa vzoru Orbána: 87 poslancov podporilo Záborskej zákon, ktorý znemožní úradnú zmenu pohlavia transrodovým ľuďom |url=https://dennikn.sk/3293325/po-vzore-orbana-87-poslancov-podporilo-zaborskej-zakon-ktory-znemozni-uradnu-zmenu-pohlavia-transrodovym-ludom/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Denník N |language=sk-SK}}</ref>
The party calls for Slovakia to stop all [[illegal immigration]], even if doing so goes against EU institutions.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://slovanskenoviny.sk/m-uhrik-nelegalna-migracia-nema-byt-riadena-ale-zastavena/amp/ | title=M. Uhrík: Nelegálna migrácia nemá byť riadená, ale zastavená! | | date=16 December 2022 }}</ref>
The party's leader, Uhrík, stated the party has the greatest amount of members in the ''Slovak Union of Anti-Fascist Campaigners'' of any party, which the organization rejected. The organization then called the party's representatives [[Fascism|fascist]] in response.<ref name=":12"/> Later, after Uhrík published a photo of him alongside the organization's president, the organization's members protested the move and called the party's members [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]], [[Homophobia|homophobic]] and [[Racism|racist]].<ref name=":22"/>
== Public image ==
=== Social media === The party keeps a strong presence on social media, especially [[Facebook]] and [[TikTok]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Struhárik |first=Filip |date=2023-04-25 |title=Politici chcú cez sociálne siete osloviť mladých, na TikToku sa darí Smeru, Instagram ovládla prezidentka |url=https://dennikn.sk/3342354/politici-chcu-cez-socialne-siete-oslovit-mladych-na-tiktoku-sa-dari-smeru-instagram-ovladla-prezidentka/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref> It is known for the rampant spread of election disinformation,<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Petit Press a.s |title=Po voľbách povedia, že boli sfalšované. Fico s Uhríkom hrajú hru na podvod |url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/23176578/parlamentne-volby-2023-slovensko-najferovejsie-na-svete.html |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Sme|language=sk}}</ref> [[Disinformation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian wartime propaganda]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-03 |title=Za Republiku budú kandidovať vo voľbách aj |url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3456343/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref> and [[Vaccine misinformation|anti-vaccination rhetoric]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Čorej |first=Tomáš |date=2023-05-01 |title=Čo sa naši politici naučili od Donalda Trumpa |url=https://dennikn.sk/3350214/co-sa-nasi-politici-naucili-od-donalda-trumpa/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Osvaldová |first=Lucia |date=2023-08-21 |title=Lekár Sabaka: Pre Uhríka a Mazureka nám pacienti nedôverovali a aj zomreli. Republika sa musí ospravedlniť |url=https://dennikn.sk/3531158/lekar-sabaka-pre-uhrika-a-mazureka-nam-pacienti-nedoverovali-a-aj-zomreli-republika-sa-musi-ospravedlnit/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref>
The party was taken to court over the [[defamation]] of infectiologist Peter Sabak via their Facebook profile.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Petit Press a.s |title=Účet Republiky aj Uhríka spravuje tá istá osoba. Na súde však hovorí, že nejde o oficiálnu stránku |url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/23187967/strana-republika-uhrik-facebook-volby-2023.html |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Sme |language=sk}}</ref> The party lost the case and was ordered to pay €15,000 for the immaterial damage caused, as well as offer a public apology.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-17 |title=Strana Republika má zaplatiť 15-tisíc eur |url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3525915/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref><ref name=":5" />
In June 2023, [[YouTube]] terminated the accounts of multiple party members and accounts associated with the party.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-19 |title=Google cez víkend zmazal viaceré youtubové |url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3431655/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Denník N |language=sk}}</ref>
=== International Relations ===
On 30 April 2023, Republic organised a joint declaration with [[Confederation of the Polish Crown]] (KKP), [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD), [[Freedom and Direct Democracy]] (SPD), [[Vlaams Belang]], [[Alliance for the Union of Romanians]] (AUR) and [[Som Catalans]].<ref>{{cite news|work=Hnutie Republika|url=https://www.hnutie-republika.sk/mimoriadne-poslanci-7-statov-na-slovensku-tato-eu-nie-je-europa/|title=Mimoriadne: Poslanci 7 štátov na Slovensku – Táto EÚ nie je Európa!|date=30 April 2023}}</ref>
On 26 July 2023, Republic took part in a conference organised by AUR in [[Bucharest]].<ref>{{cite news|work=Hnutie Republika|title=Toto je bomba! Revolúcia v Európe začala. Najväčšie konzervatívne strany spájajú sily!|date=26 July 2023|url=https://www.hnutie-republika.sk/6219-2/}}</ref>
On 12 April 2024, Republic signed the '[[Sofia]] Declaration', organised by the Bulgarian [[Revival (Bulgarian political party)|Revival]] party.<ref>{{cite news|work=BTA|url=https://www.bta.bg/en/news/bulgaria/652506-parties-from-nine-countries-sign-joint-declaration-at-vazrazhdane-organized-conf|date=12 April 2024|title=Parties from Nine Countries Sign Joint Declaration at Vazrazhdane-Organized Conference}}</ref>
On 10 July 2024, Republic MEP Uhrík joined the [[Europe of Sovereign Nations Group|Europe of Sovereign Nations]] group in the European Parliament as a deputy chair of the group, although the party's other MEP, [[Milan Mazurek]], was excluded. Other members of the group include the AfD, SPD, Revival, [[Our Homeland Movement]], [[New Hope (Poland)|New Hope]], [[Reconquête]] and the [[People and Justice Union]].<ref>{{cite news|work=Euractiv|title=German AfD launches third far-right group "Europe of Sovereign Nations"|date=10 July 2024|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/german-afd-launches-third-far-right-group-europe-of-sovereign-nations/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/07/10/afd-and-allies-form-new-right-group-in-brussels-called-europe-of-sovereign-nations|title=AfD and allies form new far-right group in Brussels called Europe of Sovereign Nations|date=10 July 2024|access-date=10 July 2024|author1=Jorge Liboreiro|author2=Vincenzo Genovese|work=[[Euronews]]}}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
=== Relationship with neo-Nazi groups === The founding members of the party, including the leader, Uhrík, defected from the [[Far-right politics|far-right]] [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] party [[People's Party Our Slovakia|ĽSNS]] in order to found the party.<ref name=":3" />
[[Milan Mazurek]], a founding member and the party's vice-chairman, was convicted of [[hate speech]] and thus had his parliamentary seat revoked in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Petit Press a.s |date=2019-09-03 |title=Far-right MP Mazurek found guilty. He will lose his seat |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22203605/far-right-mp-mazurek-found-guilty-he-will-lose-his-seat.html |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=[[Sme]]}}</ref> In 2016, he posted a Facebook statement [[Holocaust denial|asserting the Holocaust was a "lie and fairy tale]]".<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Mikušovič |first=Dušan |date=2022-02-09 |title="S Republikou nemáme problém". Fico po prvý raz pripustil koalíciu s krajnou pravicou, chce blok Smeru, Hlasu, SNS a Uhríka |url=https://dennikn.sk/2713267/s-republikou-nemame-problem-fico-po-prvy-raz-pripustil-koaliciu-s-krajnou-pravicou-chce-blok-smeru-hlasu-sns-a-uhrika/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Denník N |language=sk |quote=„Neobhajujem žiadny režim, ale o tretej ríši vieme iba lži a rozprávky o 6 miliónoch a mydlách z židov. O Hitlerovi sa učia samé klamstvá,“ napísal na profile, ktorý neskôr zmazal. Mazureka pre status vyšetrovala aj polícia, poslanec sa obhajoval tým, že nešlo o jeho facebookový profil.}}</ref> The post was then investigated by [[Slovak Police Force|the police]], as Holocaust denial is [[Legality of Holocaust denial|outlawed in Slovakia]].<ref name=":4" />
Ondrej Ďurica, another founding member and vice-chairman, used to be a frontman for a Slovak neo-Nazi band titled ''White Resistance'' ({{langx|sk|Biely odpor}}).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Osvaldová |first=Lucia |date=2023-08-24 |title=Uhríkov ťažký týždeň: málo ľudí na mítingu, koncert neonacistu Ďuricu a odhalenie, že bol mládežníkom v SDKÚ |url=https://dennikn.sk/3534650/uhrikov-tazky-tyzden-malo-ludi-na-mitingu-koncert-neonacistu-duricu-a-odhalenie-ze-bol-mladeznikom-v-sdku/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Denník N |language=sk |quote=Bývalý profesionálny vojak, ktorý v mladosti spieval s neonacistickou kapelou Biely odpor.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Osvaldová |first=Lucia |date=2023-08-08 |title=Mazurek chce opäť robiť poriadok v osadách. O obce, kde pred štyrmi rokmi pochodoval, sa už nezaujímal |url=https://dennikn.sk/3511324/mazurek-chce-opat-robit-poriadok-v-osadach-o-obce-kde-pred-styrmi-rokmi-pochodoval-sa-uz-nezaujimal/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Denník N |language=sk |quote=Návrh uznesenia podal poslanec Republiky Ondrej Ďurica, ktorý bol v minulosti frontmanom neonacistickej kapely Biely odpor.}}</ref>
==Election results== ===National Council=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Election ! Leader ! Votes ! % !Rank ! Seats !+/– !Status |- ![[2023 Slovak parliamentary election|'''2023''']] |[[Milan Uhrík]] |141,099 |{{Percentage bar|4.8|hex=e30612}} |8th |{{composition bar|0|150|hex={{party color|Republic (Slovakia)}}}} |New |{{no|Extra-parliamentary}} |} ===European Parliament=== {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center |- !Election !List leader !Votes !% !Rank !Seats !+/– !EP Group |- ! [[2024 European Parliament election in Slovakia|2024]] | align=left rowspan=1 |[[Milan Uhrík]] | 185,137 | {{Percentage bar|12.5|hex=e30512}} | 3rd | {{Composition bar|2|15|hex={{party color|Republic (Slovakia)}}}} | New | [[Europe of Sovereign Nations Group|ESN]] |}
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