Direction–Social Democracy
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Direction–Social Democracy
Smer–sociálna demokracia |
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| Abbreviation | Smer-SD |
| Leader | Robert Fico |
| Founded | 8 November 1999 |
| Split from | Party of the Democratic Left |
| Headquarters | Bratislava |
| Newspaper | SMER Newspapers |
| Youth wing | Young Social Democrats |
| Membership (2015) | 16,167 |
| Ideology |
Social democracy Left-wing nationalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Colours | Red |
| National Council |
49 / 150
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| European Parliament |
4 / 13
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| Self-governing regions |
2 / 8
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| Regional parliaments |
161 / 408
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| Website | |
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Direction – Social Democracy (Slovak: Smer–sociálna demokracia, Smer-SD) is a social-democraticpolitical party in Slovakia. It is led by Robert Fico, the current Prime Minister of Slovakia. Smer-SD is the largest party in the National Council, with a plurality of 49 seats (out of 150) following the Parliamentary Election held on 5 March 2016.
Originally named Direction, the party emerged as a breakaway from the post-communist Party of the Democratic Left (SDĽ) on 8 November 1999. Under Fico, at the time one of the most popular politicians in the country,it quickly became one of the most popular parties in Slovakia, while the SDĽ, which was the successor of the original Communist Party of Slovakia and was the governing party from 1998 to 2002, was steadily decreasing in popularity. In the 2002 election, its first outing, it became the third largest party in the National Council of the Slovak Republic, with 25 out of 150 seats. In 2003 it changed its formal name to Direction (Third Way) (Slovak: Smer (tretia cesta))..In 2005, it absorbed SDĽ, Social Democratic Alternative; a small social-democratic party that split from the SDĽ somewhat later than Smer did, and the Social Democratic Party of Slovakia; founded in 1990, the party became known under the leadership of Alexander Dubček, and adopted its current name. Following the party's victory in 2006, Smer entered into a coalition with the nationalist Slovak National Party (SNS). Smer was readmitted into the PES in 2008. It later formed another coalition with the SNS in 2016.
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