Ordinary People (Slovakia)

Ordinary People (Slovak: Obyčajní Ľudia), abbreviated to OL, is a conservative political party in Slovakia. It ran four candidates on the list of the classical liberal Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) in the 2010 election to the National Council, and all four were elected. It is led by Igor Matovič, one of the four MPs.

OL sits in the National Council with the SaS, and has signed an agreement with the SaS that its members cannot cross the floor to another group. In June and July 2010,^[1] it was rumoured that OL would refuse to back the programme of the new centre-right coalition,^[2] which includes Freedom and Solidarity, and whose majority depends on Ordinary People.^[3] Matovič has denied that the group is attempting to become an independent party.^[3]

The four Ordinary People MPs are:^[1]

• Igor Matovič
• Erika Jurinová
• Martin Fecko
• Jozef Viskupič

Footnote

1. ^ ^{a b} Vilikovská, Zuzana (15 June 2010). "SaS chairman speaks about its new MPs from the Ordinary People civic association". The Slovak Spectator. http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/39247/10/sas_chairman_speaks_about_its_new_mps_from_the_ordinary_people_civic_association.html. 
2. ^ Vilikovská, Zuzana (5 August 2010). "'Ordinary Man' MP Matovič accuses Fico of lying". The Slovak Spectator. http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/39711/10/ordinary_man_mp_matovic_accuse_fico_of_lying.html. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Vilikovská, Zuzana (3 August 2010). "SaS: Ordinary People faction will give up their parliamentary seats if they leave SaS caucus". The Slovak Spectator. http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/39698/10/sas_ordinary_people_faction_will_give_up_their_parliamentary_seats_if_they_leave_sas_caucus.html.