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Christian Democratic Movement

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Christian Democratic Movement
Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie
AbbreviationKDH
LeaderMilan Majerský
Deputy Leaders
General SecretaryMarek Michalčík
Parliamentary caucus leaderIgor Janckulík
FounderJán Čarnogurský
Founded17 February 1990 (1990-02-17)
HeadquartersŠafárikovo námestie 77/4, 81102 Bratislava
Youth wingChristian Democratic Youth of Slovakia
Membership (2023)Decrease 5,834[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[6][7]
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party Group
International affiliationCentrist Democrat International (observer)
Colours
  •   Blue
  •   Red
  •   Light yellow[a]
Slogan"Better" (2023)[9]
Anthem
"Slovensko moje, otčina moja"[10]
"My Slovakia, My Fatherland"
National Council
11 / 150
European Parliament
1 / 15
Regional governors[11]
1 / 8
Regional deputies[b][11]
62 / 419
Mayors[b][11]
244 / 2,904
Local councillors[b][11]
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.[12]

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.[13]

Party leaders

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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

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National Council

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Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Status
1990 Ján Čarnogurský 648,782
19.2%
 2nd
31 / 150
 VPN–KDH–DS
1992 273,945
8.9%
 3rd
18 / 150
 Decrease 13 Opposition
(1992–1994)
SDĽ–KDH–DEÚS–NDS
(1994)
1994 289,987
10.1%
 4th
17 / 150
 Decrease 1 Opposition
1998 Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK)
15 / 150
 Decrease 2 SDK–SDĽ–SMK–SOP
2002 Pavol Hrušovský 237,202
8.3%
 5th
15 / 150
 Steady 0 SDKÚ–SMK–KDH–ANO
(2002–2006)
Opposition
(2006)
2006 191,443
8.3%
 6th
14 / 150
 Decrease 1 Opposition
2010 Ján Figeľ 215,755
8.5%
 4th
15 / 150
 Increase 1 SDKÚ–SaS–KDH–Bridge
2012 225,361
8.8%
 2nd
16 / 150
 Increase 1 Opposition
2016 128,908
4.9%
 9th
0 / 150
 Decrease 16 Extra-parliamentary
2020 Alojz Hlina 134,099
4.7%
 8th
0 / 150
 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
2023 Milan Majerský 202,515
6.8%
 5th
12 / 150
 Increase 12 Opposition

European Parliament

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Election List leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– EP Group
2004 Anna Záborská 113,655
16.2%
 4th
3 / 14
 EPP-ED
2009 Martin Fronc 89,905
10.9%
 4th
2 / 13
 Decrease 1 EPP
2014 Anna Záborská 74,108
13.2%
 2nd
2 / 13
 Steady 0
2019 Ivan Štefanec 95,588
9.7%
 4th
2 / 14
 Steady 0
2024 Miriam Lexmann 105,602
7.2%
 5th
1 / 15
 Decrease 1

President

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ historical[8][better source needed]
  2. ^ a b c Also with coalitions.

References

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  1. ^ "Výročná správa za rok 2023" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia) (in Slovak). 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b José Magone (2010). Contemporary European Politics: A Comparative Introduction. Routledge. p. 456. ISBN 978-0-203-84639-1.
  4. ^ Bodnárova, Bernardína (2006), "Social Policy", Slovakia 2005: A Global Report on the State of Society, Institute for Public Affairs, p. 307
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Henderson, Karen (1999). "Minorities in Europe: Croatia, Estonia and Slovakia". Minorities and Politics in the Slovak Republic. Cambridge University Press. p. 150. ISBN 9789067041171.
  7. ^ Bunce, Valerie; Wolchik, Sharon L. (2011). Defeating Authoritarian Leaders in Postcommunist Countries. Cambridge University Press. p. 64. ISBN 9781107006850.
  8. ^ "Website". Christian Democratic Movement (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 July 2004.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "História KDH". Christian Democratic Movement (in Slovak). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Elections to the European Parliament 2014". ep2014statistics.sk. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Novým predsedom KDH sa stal suverénne Alojz Hlina". TA3 (in Slovak). Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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