SDKÚ
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Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia – Demokratická strana |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Split from | Slovak Democratic Coalition |
| Headquarters | 28 Ružinovská Bratislava |
| Membership (2016) | 1,179 |
| Ideology |
Liberal conservatism Economic liberalism Christian democracy Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Colours | Blue and white |
| National Council |
0 / 150
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| European Parliament |
0 / 13
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| Self-governing regions |
1 / 8
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| Regional parliaments |
31 / 408
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The Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (Slovak: Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia – Demokratická strana, SDKÚ-DS) is a liberal conservative and Christian democraticpolitical party in Slovakia. The SDKÚ-DS is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and Centrist Democrat International.
SDKÚ was a major right-wing party in Slovakia for 12 years. Slovakia became member of European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. SDKÚ was marginalized after 2012 parliamentary election when it received only 6% of votes. In another four years it lost the most of its MPs and the party received only 0.26% of votes in 2016 leaving it without parliamentary representation.
SDKÚ-DS is a centre-right party, presenting itself as an alternative to the social-democratic ideology of the Direction – Social Democracy (Smer-SD) party. After the general elections, SDKÚ-DS reached an agreement with other centre-right parties and formed the government of Slovakia. The party has criticised the policies of Robert Fico's Smer-SD party, calling them irresponsible, unsustainable and populist. SDKÚ-DS was the fifth largest party in the National Council during years 2012-2016. Its policy includes continuing in reforms that took place before 2006, including tax reform, welfare benefits cuts, pensions reform, healthcare reform etc. SDKÚ-DS is currently organised into four sections:
The main partners of SDKÚ-DS are politically similar parties: Christian Democratic Movement, Freedom and Solidarity, and Most-Híd. Until 2012, these parties were in a coalition government with SDKU-DS.
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