The Civic Democratic Union ( sk, Občianska demokratická únia) was a

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political party in

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

between 1991 and 1994. It was founded as the Civic Democratic Union–Public Against Violence ( sk, Občianska demokratická únia–Verejnosť proti násilu) as a new political party succeeding the former political movement

Public Against Violence Public Against Violence ( sk, Verejnosť proti násiliu, VPN) was a political movement established in Bratislava, Slovakia in November 1989. It was the Slovak counterpart of the Czech Civic Forum. Velvet Revolution Public Against Violence (VPN) ...

(VPN). During his term as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia,

Marián Čalfa Marián Čalfa (born 7 May 1946, in Trebišov) is a Slovak former politician, who served as prime minister of Czechoslovakia during and after the Velvet Revolution in 1989, as well as de facto acting President for 19 days. He was a key figure in ...

joined the party and became one of the leading members. In the

1992 Slovak parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 5 and 6 June 1992 alongside federal elections. The Movement for a Democratic Slovakia emerged as the largest party, winning 74 of the 150 seats in the National Council and forming a minority gov ...

, the party failed to gain any seats in parliament. In 1994, the party merged into the

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