Lipa (political party)

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Lipa (Lime Tree) or Party Lime Tree is a nationalist [1] political party in Slovenia. The party takes its name from the leaf of the lime tree, which has traditionally been an emblem favoured by the Slovenes. [2]

The party was formed on 1 March 2008 [1] after the Members of Parliament Sašo Peče, Barbara Žgajner Tavš and Boštjan Zagorac decided to quit the Slovenian National Party (SNS), following disagreements within the party. [1] The party ran in the 2008 Slovenian parliamentary election and achieved only 1.82% of the vote, thus losing its seats in parliament. [3] The party did not participate in the early 2011 Slovenian parliamentary election on 4 December 2011. [4]

Electoral performance

ElectionVotes %Seats+/–PositionGovernment
2008 19,0681.81
0 / 90
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References

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  2. James Gow & Cathie Carmichael, Slovenia and the Slovenes: A Small State and the New Europe, C. Hurst & Company, 2001, pp. 5-6
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