The Democratic Union (Slovak: Demokratická únia, DÚ) was a liberal party in Slovakia.[3]
Democratic Union | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Dissolved | 2000 |
| Merger of | Democratic Union of Slovakia, National-Democratic Party |
| Merged into | SDKÚ |
| Ideology | Liberalism[1][2] |
| Political position | Centre-right[2] |
History edit
The party was established on 25 March 1995 by a merger of the Democratic Union of Slovakia and the National Democratic Party, and was led by was Eduard Kukan. In 1998, it joined the Slovak Democratic Coalition,[4] and in 2000, it merged into the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union.[5]
References edit
- ^ Mallok, Katarína (2005), Frauen und politische Macht in der postkommunistischen Slowakei (PDF), p. 155
- ^ a b Christoph, Thanei (2002). "Wahlen zum slowakischen Parlament". Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Kopecky, Petr; Učeň, Peter (2003), "Return to Europe? Patterns of Euroscepticism among the Czech and Slovak political parties", The Road to the European Union: The Czech and Slovak Republics, Manchester University Press, pp. 166–167, ISBN 9780719065972
- ^ Bútora, Martin; Bútorová, Zóra; Mesežnikov, Grigorij (2003), "Slovakia's democratic awakening", The Road to the European Union: The Czech and Slovak Republics, Manchester University Press, p. 52, ISBN 9780719065972
- ^ Hacker, Paul (2010), Slovakia on the road to independence, Penn State Press, p. 180, ISBN 978-0271054179