Английская Википедия:Irena Bihariová

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Expand Slovak Шаблон:Sources exist Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Irena Bihariová (born 15 September 1980) is a Slovak lawyer and politician. She was the leader of Progressive Slovakia from June 2020 to May 2022. In 2022, a meeting of the Progressive Slovakia party took place, where the only candidate, Michal Šimečka, ran. He was elected chairman of the Party and Irena Bihariová was elected vice-president of the Party.[1]

Early life

Bihariová attended Faculty of Law at Comenius University in Bratislava, receiving a master's degree in 2009.[2] She identifies herself as Romani, born in an "assimilated family".[3][4]

Since 2009, Bihariová has been leader the association People against Racism.[5] On 29 July 2013, she became vice-chairwoman of the Committee for the Prevention and Elimination of Racism, Xenophobia, Anti-Semitism and Other Forms of Intolerance at the Ministry of the Interior. She was elected for the "National Strategy for the Protection and Support of Human Rights in Slovakia".[6]

Political career

On 8 May 2019, Bihariová was elected vice president of Progressive Slovakia.[7] She finished fourth place during the February 2020 parliamentary elections with 46,798 votes.[8]

On 4 March 2020, Bihariová confirmed that she would run for party chairwoman.[9] During the party congress on 6 June, Bihariová defeated Michal Truban.[10] According to her, she was trying to enforce a "fragile balance between political idealism and pragmatism".[11]

During the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, she was elected as a member of the Progressive Slovakia.[12]

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