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Democrats (Slovenia)

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Not to be confused with Democrats (Slovakia).
Democrats
Demokrati
PresidentAnže Logar
FounderAnže Logar
Founded31 May 2023 (2023-05-31) (Cooperation Platform association)
16 November 2024 (2024-11-16) (Democrats party)
Split fromSlovenian Democratic Party
HeadquartersGospodinjska ulica 8, 1000 Ljubljana
Ideology
Political positionCentre to centre-right[4]
Colours  Blue
  Cyan
National Assembly
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European Parliament
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Website
www.demokrati.si (Democrats)
www.sodelujmo.si (Cooperation Platform)

The Democrats (Slovene: Demokrati) is a Slovenian political party founded by Anže Logar, a long-time member of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) and former foreign minister. The party's founding congress took place on 16 November 2024 in Maribor, where Logar was elected president of the party.[5][6]

History

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Background

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After the 2022 presidential election, there was speculation about the future path of Anže Logar, not least because he had won more votes than his SDS party in that year's parliamentary election.[7] On 13 November 2022, after the second round had concluded, Logar said: "Today we are at the beginning of something big".[8] There were rumors that Logar would found his own party, but in the spring of 2023 he announced the founding of the "Cooperation Platform" association.[9][10]

On 24 November 2023, Anže Logar resigned from the position of president of the SDS Council, emphasizing in a press statement that he would direct his efforts to the Cooperation Platform.[11] On 6 December 2023, the SDS executive committee assessed that everything indicated that Logar would establish his own party, and SDS expected that the deputies elected on its list would respect the will of the voters and finish their mandate in accordance with the SDS mandate. The executive committee did not expel Anže Logar from the party, but it assessed that "further appearances and positions of MP Anže Logar can no longer be automatically considered SDS positions, but positions of a new party in the making".[12]

On 9 October 2024, Anže Logar sent his resignation from the SDS to party president Janez Janša, and a day later announced the creation of a new party by the end of 2024. Eva Irgl also announced her joining the party. MP Dejan Kaloh, who also left SDS, denied joining Logar's party.[13][14]

Establishment

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On 24 October 2024, Logar revealed that the party will be called the Democrats, as the name "emphasizes the political breadth that the party wants to represent on the new path".[15]

The congress of the new party was held on 16 November 2024 in Maribor. It approved the program and charter, and elected other party bodies. In his speech, Party President Logar emphasized that "the state and politics must serve the people" and announced the creation of a "large program coalition", naming political breadth and the fight against corruption as his priorities.[16][2]

References

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  1. ^ Lebinger, Anže (15 November 2024). "Anže Logar: V Janševo vlado brez levosredinske stranke raje ne bi šel". Dnevnik. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Program - Demokrati" (PDF). Demokrati (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ a b c "Logar: Slovenija mora za vsako ceno ostati varna država". Dnevnik. STA. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  4. ^ Kovač, Miha D. (10 November 2024). "Konec prihodnjega tedna na politični parket stopajo Logarjevi Demokrati". Portal24.si. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Logar: Država in politika morata služiti ljudem". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  6. ^ "Anže Logar razkril ime svoje stranke. Ustanovljena bo že v kratkem". n1info.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  7. ^ "Anže Logar zbral več glasov, kot jih je SDS na parlamentarnih volitvah. Kakšno sporočilo je to Janezu Janši?". www.slovenskenovice.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  8. ^ "Logar zbral več glasov kot SDS in NSi na državnozborskih volitvah". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  9. ^ "Logar bo svojo platformo ustanovil konec pomladi". www.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  10. ^ "Če društvo ne bo uspešno, Logar 'verjetno' v ustanavljanje stranke". www.24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  11. ^ "Anže Logar ne bo več predsednik sveta SDS-a". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  12. ^ "SDS: Logar očitno ustanavlja svojo stranko. NSi: Ne moremo se znebiti občutka, da gre za dogovor". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  13. ^ "SDS zapustil tudi Dejan Kaloh". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  14. ^ "Kaloh v pismu Anžetu Logarju: "S teboj biti v isti stranki bi bilo zame nečastno dejanje"". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  15. ^ "Anže Logar: Stranka se bo imenovala Demokrati". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  16. ^ "Logar potrjen za predsednika Demokratov; prepričan, da se začenja 'nekaj velikega' | 24ur.com". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-11-16.
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