'Taraba-Development of Slovakia' Collects 10,000 Signatures to Register Party

Nitra, 13 November (TASR) - The emerging 'Taraba–Development of Slovakia' party has managed to collect enough signatures to register a new political party within just a month, MP Tomas Taraba (Independent) announced in Nitra on Friday. According to him, the party has collected more than 10,000 signatures in a month. "We'll continue to collect signatures for a few more days in order to have a buffer in case any errors are found on the signature sheets," he said. The emerging political party is counting on very strong support from the regions. On Friday, it announced backing from a group of some 30 mayors of towns and villages. In total, some 200 mayors will join the party, claims Taraba. According to him, the party will work with anyone willing to engage in constructive, policy-based cooperation. "We won't allow ourselves to be labelled as belonging to either the opposition or the coalition simply because we express our own opinion on every single piece of legislation. The government has our full support in carrying out its work, provided that it acts in the interests of the people. We'll support all laws that are in Slovakia's interests," said Taraba when commenting on his future political activity in Parliament. ko/df