Trust (Slovenian political party)

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President Karl Erjavec
General SecretaryZlatko Ficko
Vice PresidentsNaila Sluga
Robert Latin
President of the Party Council Boris Štefanec
Founded27 November 2024
HeadquartersFerdo Kozak Street 50
1000 Ljubljana
Political position Centre [1]
Colours
  •   Purple
  •   Light blue
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Party Trust (Slovene : Stranka Zaupanje, SZ) is a Slovene political party founded by former DeSUS president and longtime politician Karl Erjavec. The founding congress of the party took place on 27 November 2024, where Erjavec was elected president. Their slogan is For a Safe Future. [1] [2]

Among the prominent members of the new party are former Minister of the Economy Metod Dragonja, former Interior Minister Dragutin Mate, former Minister of Justice Lilijana Kozlovič, former UN ambassador Andrej Logar, former ambassador Milan Jazbec, former Environment Minister Irena Majcen, and former president of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption Boris Štefanec. According to Erjavec, economist Jože P. Damijan and the first governor of the Bank of Slovenia France Arhar also contributed to drafting the programme. [3]

History

Erjavec first publicly mentioned the new political project in July 2024, when he announced the formation of the Assembly for the Future, which would later evolve into a centrist political party formed by former politicians. [4] At the end of September 2024, he revealed four pillars on which the new party would operate: pensioners, healthcare and education; security and migration; economy and agriculture; and climate policy. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Erjavec returns to the political stage as president of the Trust party". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  2. "Erjavec announces new party formation for the end of November, Lotrič for the beginning of next year". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  3. "Erjavec with the Trust party returns to the political stage at the end of November". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  4. "Karl Erjavec returns to politics: 'Enough of new faces'". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  5. "Karl Erjavec counts on former ministers". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-23.