Democratic Union of Slovakia

Democratic Union of Slovakia
Demokratická únia Slovenska
AbbreviationDEÚS
LeaderJozef Moravčík
Founded23 April 1994
Dissolved25 March 1995
Merger ofAlternative Political Realism [sk] and Alliance of Democrats of Slovakia [sk]
Merged intoDemocratic Union
IdeologyLiberal conservatism
Political positionCentre[1]
Politics of Slovakia
National symbols
Constitution
Executive
Legislature
Recent elections
Parties in the National Council
Administrative divisions

The Democratic Union of Slovakia (Slovak: Demokratická únia Slovenska, DEÚS) was a political party in Slovakia led by Jozef Moravčík.[2]

History

The party was created on 23 April 1994 by a merger of Alternative Political Realism [sk] and the Alliance of Democrats of Slovakia [sk]. In the parliamentary elections in September/October that year the party received 9% of the vote, winning 15 of the National Council.[3]

On 25 March 1995 the party merged with the National Democratic Party [sk] to form the Democratic Union.

References

  1. ^ "Demokratická unie Slovenska – vznik, geneze a příčiny její "klinické smrti"". Středoevropské Politické Studie. 2 (3). December 2000.
  2. ^ Ian Jeffries (2002) Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: A Guide to the Economies in Transition, Routledge, p352
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1752–1754 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7