Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party ( Slovak: Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia - Demokratická strana ( SDKÚ-DS )) - a Christian Democratic party operating in Slovakia .
| Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party | |
|---|---|
| Slovak Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia - Demokratická strana | |
| Leader | Mikulas Dzurinda |
| Established | 2000 |
| Headquarters | |
| Ideology | conservatism , Christian democracy |
| International |  European People's Party |
| Number of members | |
| Seats on the National Council | 11 of 150 (2012) |
| Seats in the European Parliament | 2 of 13 (2009) |
| Personalities | party members in the category (12 people) |
| Website | sdkuonline.sk |
In 2000, Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda created the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union party. The founding congress of the party took place in Bratislava on November 18, 2000 . In the 2002 parliamentary elections, the party received 15.09% of the vote and held 28 deputies in parliament. The party’s leader, Mikulash Dzurinda, remained the prime minister. In the 2004 presidential election, the candidate from the SDKhS Eduard Kukan received 22.09% of the vote in the first round, losing to Ivan Gashparovich , who became president in the second round, less than 0.2% of the vote.
On January 21, 2006, the SDHS and the Democratic Party close to it held a unification congress, as a result of which the party received its current name. In the 2006 parliamentary elections, the party received 18.35% of the vote and held 31 deputies in parliament , but the center-left party, the Kurs - Social Democracy party, formed the ruling coalition, which left SDKS-DP in opposition . After the 2010 elections, the party entered the coalition government, which was headed by Iveta Radichova, a member of the SDHS-DP. In the 2012 parliamentary elections, the party received 6.09% of the vote and 11 seats in parliament and was forced to go into opposition.
The party is also represented in the European Parliament . According to the results of the 2004 elections, 3 deputies from 14 seats reserved for Slovakia were represented in it, and according to the results of the 2009 elections, 2 deputies from 13 seats reserved for Slovakia.
Links
- Official site (words.)