Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party

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Christian democratic party centre-right political party liberal conservative party political party

The Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party is a centre-right, pro-European political party in Slovakia that has played a significant role in the country’s post-communist democratic politics.

Aliases (1)

Democratic Party (Slovakia) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian democratic party → centre-right political party → liberal conservative party → political party →
advocates	fiscal responsibility → market economy reforms → privatization →
color	blue →
country	Slovakia →
electoralBase	middle-class voters → pro-European voters → urban voters →
formedByMergerOf	Democratic Party (Slovakia) → Slovak Democratic Coalition →
founded	2000 →
founder	Mikuláš Dzurinda →
governedInCoalitionWith	Christian Democratic Movement → Party of the Hungarian Coalition →
hasAbbreviation	SDKÚ → SDKÚ-DS →
headquartersLocation	Bratislava →
heldOfficeOfPrimeMinisterThrough	Mikuláš Dzurinda →
ideology	Christian democracy → economic liberalism → liberal conservatism →
isProEuropean	true →
languageOfName	Slovak →
leader	Mikuláš Dzurinda → Pavol Frešo →
memberOf	European People’s Party →
opposedTo	Direction – Social Democracy (SMER-SD) →
opposes	authoritarian tendencies in Slovak politics →
participatedIn	Slovak parliamentary election 2002 → Slovak parliamentary election 2006 → Slovak parliamentary election 2010 → Slovak parliamentary election 2012 →
playedRoleIn	post-communist democratic consolidation in Slovakia →
politicalPosition	centre-right →
politicalSpectrum	centre-right to right →
primeMinisterFrom	1998 →
primeMinisterTo	2006 →
region	Central Europe →
representedIn	National Council of the Slovak Republic →
shortName	SDKÚ-DS →
statusIn2010s	declining electoral support →
supports	European Union membership of Slovakia → European integration → NATO membership of Slovakia →
wasGoverningPartyIn	Slovakia →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party ("Democratic Party (Slovakia)") →	formedByMergerOf
Peter Šťastný →	politicalAffiliation