Communist Party of Slovakia (in Slovak: ''Komunistická strana Slovenska – 91'', KSS '91) was a

communist party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A ...

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 ...

from 1991 to 1992. KSS '91 was formed by orthodox elements of the original

Communist Party of Slovakia The Communist Party of Slovakia ( sk, Komunistická strana Slovenska, KSS) is a communist party in Slovakia, formed in 1992, through the merger of the Communist Party of Slovakia – 91 and the Communist League of Slovakia. The party is observer ...

(KSS), which opposed the mutation of KSS into the Party of the Democratic Left. KSS '91 was registered at the Slovak authorities on March 6, 1991. The first party conference was held on June 29–30, 1991 in

Zvolen Zvolen (; hu, Zólyom; german: Altsohl) is a town in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers, close to Banská Bystrica. It is surrounded by Poľana mountain from the East, by Kremnické vrchy from the West an ...

. KSS '91 contested the 1992 elections in the

Czech and Slovak Federative Republic After the Velvet Revolution in late-1989, Czechoslovakia adopted the official short-lived country name Czech and Slovak Federative Republic ( cz, Česká a Slovenská Federativní Republika, sk, Česká a Slovenská Federatívna Republika; ''� ...

. KSS '91 promoted keeping the unity of Czechoslovakia. The party developed links to the

Communist League of Slovakia The Union of Communists of Slovakia ( sk, Zväz komunistov Slovenska, ZKS) was a communist party in Slovakia ( Czech and Slovak Federative Republic) in 1991–1992. Juraj Janošovský was the party chairman. Formation of the party ZKS emerged from ...

(ZKS). In 1992, KSS '91 and ZKS merged to form the new

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Communist Party of Slovakia - 91 Communist parties in Slovakia Defunct political parties in Slovakia Political parties established in 1991 Political parties disestablished in 1992 1991 establishments in Czechoslovakia