Róbert Švec | |
|---|---|
 Švec in the RTVS station (2019) | |
| Chair of Slovak Revival Movement | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1976 Nitra, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Slovak Revival Movement (from 2019) |
| Alma mater | University of Trnava |
Róbert Švec (born 21 August 1976) is a Slovak politician who has served as chairman of the Slovak Revival Movement since 2019.
Early and personal life
Born 21 August 1976 in Nitra,[1] Švec studied political science at the University of Trnava.[2]
Political career
In the 2019 Slovak presidential election, Švec ran as an independent candidate for the President of Slovakia.[2] On 28 January 2019, he submitted more than 18,000 signatures confirming his candidacy for the presidency.[3] During the first round in March 2019, Švec received 6,567 votes and did not advance to the second round.[4]
After the 2019 presidential election, Švec founded his political party, the Slovak Revival Movement (SHO), and became its chairman. He ran as the leader of SHO candidates in the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election, but the party did not win any seat.[5]
Švec was about to ran his candidacy once again in the 2024 Slovak presidential election, this time as a member of the Slovak Revival Movement. However, he was ruled ineligible due to an insufficient number of valid signatures.[6]
Controversy
Švec and the Slovak Revival Movement have repeatedly glorified the president of World War II era Slovak Republic and convinced war criminal Jozef Tiso.[7][8]
In an interview with JOJ, Švec declared that Slovakia should withdraw from the European Union and NATO and band the Intersex and LGBT symbols.[9] He further declared that Slovakia should curb media freedom "so that our youth does not grow up under the influence of decadent culture and tabloids."[10]
References
- ^ "Prezidentské voľby 2019: Róbert Švec". Netky (in Slovak). 16 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Prezidentské voľby 2019: Kto je Róbert Švec". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Róbert Švec odovzdal podpisy, uchádza sa o post prezidenta". Pravda (in Slovak). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Voľby prezidenta Slovenskej republiky" (in Slovak). Slovak Statistical Office. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Platné hlasy odovzdané pre politické subjekty podľa územného členenia" (in Slovak). Slovak Statistical Office. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Debnár, Ján (5 February 2024). "Prezidentské voľby: Kandidát Róbert Švec vypadáva z boja o palác". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia.
- ^ Lyman, Rick (March 19, 2017). "Once in the Shadows, Europe's Neo-Fascists Are Re-emerging". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Zakladateľ hnutia SHO má kontroverznú minulosť, Jozefa Tisa oslavuje roky". tvnoviny.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Markíza. 5 February 2020. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Kandidát na prezidenta Slovenskej republiky: Róbert Švec". TV JOJ (in Slovak). 30 January 2024.
- ^ Benčík, Ján (28 September 2016). "Kandelábre nebudeme používať iba na osvetlenie ulíc". Denník N (in Slovak). Bratislava: N Press. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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