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without parliamentary representation. It is not a member of the

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History

Until January 2006 the Slovak member of the European Green Party, had officially the name of ''Strana zelených na Slovensku'' (Green Party in Slovakia, SZS), before becoming ''Strana zelených'' (

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, SZ). On 21 August 2006 a splinter group registered officially as ''Strana zelenej alternatívy'' (Green Party Alternatives, SZA), then changed its name on 26 September 2006 to the present ''Strana zelených Slovenska''. It took part in the local elections in December 2006 in a coalition with the

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and gained two seats in the municipal council in

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. The party did not take part in parliamentary elections until those of

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when its 42 candidates led by its leader the psychologist Natália Hanulíková (26 years old) got 17,541 votes (0.67%) and no seat.

References

External links

Official website Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic - Registry of Political Parties and Movements
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