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Christian Democratic Movement Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | KDH |
| Leader | Milan Majerský |
| Deputy Leaders |
|
| General Secretary | Marek Michalčík |
| Parliamentary caucus leader | Igor Janckulík |
| Founder | Ján Čarnogurský |
| Founded | 17 February 1990 (1990年02月17日) |
| Headquarters | Šafárikovo námestie 77/4, 81102 Bratislava |
| Youth wing | Christian Democratic Youth of Slovakia |
| Membership (2024) | Increase 5,913[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right [9] |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party Group |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International (observer) |
| Colours | |
| Slogan | Better (2023)[10] |
| Anthem | "Slovensko moje, otčina moja" ('My Slovakia, My Fatherland')[11] |
| National Council | 11 / 150 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 15 |
| Regional governors [12] | 1 / 8 |
| Regional deputies [a] [12] | 62 / 419 |
| Mayors [a] [12] | 244 / 2,904 |
| Local councillors [a] [12] | 2,497 / 20,462 |
| Website | |
| kdh.sk | |
The Christian Democratic Movement (Slovak: Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie, KDH) is a Christian democratic [3] political party in Slovakia that is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and an observer of the Centrist Democrat International.
History
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In the 2014 European elections, KDH came second place nationally, receiving 13.21% of the vote and electing 2 MEPs.[13]
In the 2016 parliamentary election, the party only won 4.94% of the vote, losing all of its seats. This was the first time since its inception that the party did not reach the parliament. Following the electoral defeat, KDH elected Alojz Hlina its new leader.[14]
Party leaders
[edit ]| Leader | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ján Čarnogurský | 1990–2000 |
| 2 | Pavol Hrušovský | 2000–2009 |
| 3 | Ján Figeľ | 2009–2016 |
| 4 | Alojz Hlina | 2016–2020 |
| 5 | Milan Majerský | 2020–present |
Election results
[edit ]Czechoslovak Parliament
[edit ]| Election | Leader | Chamber of People | Chamber of Nations | Government | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | |||
| 1990 | 644,008 | 6.05 | 11 / 150
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Increase 11
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Increase 4th | 564,172 | 5.31 | 14 / 150
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Increase 14
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Increase 4th | Coalition | |
| 1992 | 277,061 | 2.89 | 6 / 150
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Decrease 5
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Decrease 10th | 272,100 | 2.84 | 8 / 150
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Decrease 6
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Decrease 7th | Opposition | |
Slovak National Council
[edit ]| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ján Čarnogurský | 648,782 | 19.2 | Increase 2nd | 31 / 150
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Increase 31 | VPN–KDH–DS |
| 1992 | Ján Čarnogurský | 273,945 | 8.9 | Decrease 3rd | 18 / 150
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Decrease 13 | Opposition (1992–1994) |
| SDĽ–KDH–DEÚS–NDS (1994) |
National Council
[edit ]| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ján Čarnogurský | 289,987 | 10.1 | Decrease 4th | 17 / 150
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Decrease 1 | Opposition |
| 1998 | 884,497 | 26.3 | Increase 2nd | 15 / 150
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Decrease 2 | SDK–SDĽ–SMK–SOP | |
| Part of the Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK), which won 42 seats in total | |||||||
| 2002 | Pavol Hrušovský | 237,202 | 8.3 | Decrease 5th | 15 / 150
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Steady 0 | SDKÚ–SMK–KDH–ANO (2002–2006) |
| Opposition (2006) | |||||||
| 2006 | 191,443 | 8.3 | Decrease 6th | 14 / 150
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Decrease 1 | Opposition | |
| 2010 | Ján Figeľ | 215,755 | 8.5 | Increase 4th | 15 / 150
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Increase 1 | SDKÚ–SaS–KDH–Bridge |
| 2012 | 225,361 | 8.8 | Increase 2nd | 16 / 150
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Increase 1 | Opposition | |
| 2016 | 128,908 | 4.9 | Decrease 9th | 0 / 150
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Decrease 16 | No seats | |
| 2020 | Alojz Hlina | 134,099 | 4.7 | Increase 8th | 0 / 150
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Steady 0 | No seats |
| 2023 | Milan Majerský | 202,515 | 6.8 | Increase 5th | 12 / 150
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Increase 12 | Opposition |
European Parliament
[edit ]| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Anna Záborská | 113,655 | 16.2 | Increase 4th | 3 / 14
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Increase 3 | EPP-ED |
| 2009 | Martin Fronc | 89,905 | 10.9 | Steady 4th | 2 / 13
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Decrease 1 | EPP |
| 2014 | Anna Záborská | 74,108 | 13.2 | Increase 2nd | 2 / 13
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Steady 0 | |
| 2019 | Ivan Štefanec | 95,588 | 9.7 | Decrease 4th | 2 / 14
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Steady 0 | |
| 2024 | Miriam Lexmann | 105,602 | 7.2 | Decrease 5th | 1 / 15
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Decrease 1 |
President
[edit ]| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | ||
| 1999 | Endorsed Rudolf Schuster |
1,396,950 | 47.4 | 1st | 1,727,48 | 57.2 | 1st |
| 2004 | František Mikloško | 129,414 | 6.5 | 5th | not qualified | ||
| 2009 | Endorsed Iveta Radičová |
713,735 | 38.1 | 2nd | 988,808 | 44.5 | 2nd |
| 2014 | Pavol Hrušovský | 63,298 | 3.3 | 6th | not qualified | ||
| 2019 | Endorsed František Mikloško |
122,916 | 5.7 | 5th | not qualified | ||
| 2024 | Endorsed Ivan Korčok |
958,393 | 42.5 | 1st | 1,243,709 | 46.9 | 2nd |
See also
[edit ]- Politics of Slovakia
- List of political parties in Slovakia
- Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Výročná správa za rok 2023" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia) (in Slovak). 2024.
- ^ Bakke, Elisabeth (2010). "Central and Southeast European Politics Since 1989". Central and East European party systems since 1989. Cambridge University Press. p. 80. ISBN 9781139487504.
- ^ a b José Magone (2010). Contemporary European Politics: A Comparative Introduction. Routledge. p. 456. ISBN 978-0-203-84639-1.
- ^ [2] [3]
- ^ Bodnárova, Bernardína (2006), "Social Policy", Slovakia 2005: A Global Report on the State of Society, Institute for Public Affairs, p. 307
- ^ Muller, Thomas; Isacoff, Judith; Lansford, Tom (2012). Political Handbook of the World 2012. Los Angeles, California: CQ Press. p. 1284. ISBN 978-1-60871-995-2.
- ^ Henderson, Karen (1999). "Minorities in Europe: Croatia, Estonia and Slovakia". Minorities and Politics in the Slovak Republic. Cambridge University Press. p. 150. ISBN 9789067041171.
- ^ Bunce, Valerie; Wolchik, Sharon L. (2011). Defeating Authoritarian Leaders in Postcommunist Countries. Cambridge University Press. p. 64. ISBN 9781107006850.
- ^ [7] [8]
- ^ Mikušovič, Dušan (20 March 2023). "Strany hľadajú slogan, ktorým trafia náladu voličov. Po "konci chaosu" od Smeru to PS skúša s "normálnosťou"". Denník N (in Slovak). Bratislava: N Press.
- ^ "História KDH". Christian Democratic Movement (in Slovak). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Súhrnné výsledky hlasovania | Voľby do orgánov samosprávy obcí 2022". volbysr.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Elections to the European Parliament 2014". ep2014statistics.sk. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Novým predsedom KDH sa stal suverénne Alojz Hlina". TA3 (in Slovak). 11 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
External links
[edit ]- Official website (in Slovak)
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