Slovak Democratic Coalition

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The Slovak Democratic Coalition was a center-right political alliance in Slovakia that united several opposition parties to challenge the authoritarian-leaning government of Vladimír Mečiar in the late 1990s.

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Slovak Democratic Coalition canonical 2

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instanceOf electoral coalition
political alliance
activeIn 1990s
aimedTo defeat Vladimír Mečiar in parliamentary elections
alliedWith Party of Civic Understanding (in post-1998 government)
Party of the Hungarian Coalition
surface form: Party of the Hungarian Coalition (in post-1998 government)
country Slovakia
electoralOutcome helped end rule of Vladimír Mečiar
formedAs coalition of opposition parties
goal democratic consolidation in Slovakia
integration of Slovakia into Euro-Atlantic structures
historicalContext post-communist political transformation in Slovakia
ideology centre-right politics
language Slovak
memberParty Christian Democratic Movement
Democratic Party of Slovakia
surface form: Democratic Party (Slovakia)

Democratic Union (Slovakia)
Green Party (Slovakia)
Social Democratic Party of Slovakia
notableFor challenging authoritarian-leaning rule of Vladimír Mečiar
uniting fragmented opposition in Slovakia
opposed Movement for a Democratic Slovakia government
Vladimír Mečiar
surface form: Vladimír Mečiar government
opposedIdeology authoritarianism
participatedIn 1998 Slovak parliamentary election
politicalPosition centre-right
politicalSystem multi-party parliamentary democracy
region Central Europe
succeededBy Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
supported liberal democracy
market-oriented reforms

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Mikuláš Dzurinda memberOf Slovak Democratic Coalition