Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party

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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.

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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

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