Social Democrats (Slovenia)
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Social Democrats
Socialni demokrati |
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| Leader | Dejan Židan (pro tempore) |
| Founded | 29 May 1993 (ZLSD) |
| Headquarters | Ljubljana |
| Youth wing | Mladi forum Socialnih demokratov (Youth Forum of Social Democrats) |
| Membership (2013) | 12,109 |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Colours | Red |
| National Assembly |
6 / 90
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| European Parliament |
1 / 8
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| http://www.socialnidemokrati.si | |
The Social Democrats (Slovene: Socialni demokrati, Slovene abbreviation: SD) is a centre-left political party in Slovenia, currently led by Igor Lukšič. From 1993 until 2005, the party was known as the United List of Social Democrats (Slovene: Združena lista socialnih demokratov, Slovene abbreviation: ZLSD, pronounced [zələsəˈdə́]). Since 18 September 2014, the Social Democrats have been a coalition partner in the Cerar government.
The origins of the modern-day party date from the end of 1989, when the League of Communists of Slovenia decided to renounce the absolute monopoly over political, social and economic life in the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, and agreed to introduce a system of political pluralism. On 23 January 1990, the Slovenian Communists left the League of Communists of Yugoslavia and on 4 February 1990 renamed themselves to Party of Democratic Renewal (Stranka demokratične prenove, SDP). Former prominent Communist politician Ciril Ribičič was elected as the party's new president. The party lost against the Democratic Opposition of Slovenia (DEMOS) centre-right coalition at the first democratic elections in Slovenia in April 1990, gaining 17.3% of the popular vote. They nevertheless became the single largest party in Slovenia.
Between 1990 and 1992, the party remained in opposition against the centre-right coalition government of Lojze Peterle. After the fall of Peterle's cabinet in 1992, the party entered the first coalition government of Janez Drnovšek, formed by the left wing of the dissolved DEMOS coalition (the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia, the Democratic Party of Slovenia and the Greens of Slovenia). The same year, the party was renamed to Social Democratic Renewal (Socialdemokratska prenova), maintaining the same acronym, SDP.
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