Young Social Democrats (Slovakia)

Young Social Democrats Mladí sociálni demokrati
President	Juraj Gedra
Founded	2002 (2002)
Headquarters	Bratislava, Slovakia
Ideology	Social democracy
Mother party	Direction – Social Democracy
National affiliation	Youth Council of Slovakia (RMS)
International affiliation	International Union of Socialist Youth
European affiliation	Young European Socialists
Website	msdsr.sk

Young Social Democrats (Slovak: Mladí sociálni demokrati, MSD) is a social-democratic youth organization in Slovakia connected to the political party Direction – Social Democracy.

History

MSD was founded in 2002 from the merger of Social Democratic Youth of Slovakia (SDMS) and Young Democratic Left (MDL). While formally an independent organization, MSD has strengthened its ties with the social democratic Smer party by signing a pact on mutual cooperation in 2008.[1]

Political position

MSD plays a decidedly pragmatic role focusing on promoting democratic participation, the rule of law, ecological behaviour. It is strongly supportive of the European Union and strives for economic development cushioned by a welfare state.

The organisation has courted controversy amongst other social democratic youth organisations for its support for Robert Fico, the current prime minister of Slovakia, who is known for his opposition to immigration and other political positions.[2]

References

1. Zmluva o vzájomnej spolupráci
2. "Slovakia's youth flirt with fascism. A failure of education?". Christian Science Monitor. 2 June 2016.

External links

• Official homepage of Mladí sociálni demokrati (in Slovak)
  • Basic information about MSD Slovakia in English