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Združenie Robotníkov Slovenska
The Union of the Workers of Slovakia (, ZRS) was a radical-left party in Slovakia. History The Union of the Workers of Slovakia (Združenie robotníkov Slovenska, ZRS) split from the Party of the Democratic Left (SDL) in 1994. In the 1994 parliamentary election the party gained 7.34% of the votes and 13 seats. Although calling themselves "agrarian-left" the deputies entered the coalition of the national-conservative People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia and the nationalist Slovak National Party. The ZRS occupied the Ministry of Privatization to ensure that key industries remained under state control. The ZRS stated on its webpage that it had prevented privatizations in the gas industry, energy sector, telecommunications, banks and insurance. The ZRS had no international affiliations and did not run in the 2004 or 2009 European Parliament elections. In the 1998 parliamentary election the ZRS received 1.30% of the votes. The ZRS received 0.54% of the vote in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Of The Democratic Left (Slovakia)
The Party of the Democratic Left (, SDĽ) was a social-democratic political party in Slovakia from 1990 to 2004. It was founded in 1990 out of the Communist Party of Slovakia. History At the party congress on 14 December 1991 in Trenčín, the congress adopted new party constitution and decided to leave federation of Communist Party of Czecho-Slovakia, due to disputes with the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia and changing situation in the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic. Congress reconfirmed Peter Weiss as party chairman. From 1994 to 1997, SDĽ was a member of a coalition called " Common Choice" () that gained 10.18% (18 seats) in the Slovak parliament. They did not form a part of the government. Since the 2002 elections, it has had no seat in the Slovak legislature. It was a member of the Party of European Socialists and the Socialist International. On 4 December 2004, the party membership voted to merge with Direction – Social Democracy Direction – Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 European Parliament Election In Slovakia
An election of Members of the European Parliament representing Slovakia for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament was held on 13 June 2004 as part of the wider 2004 European election. They were the first European Parliament elections in Slovakia, held shortly after the country's accession to the European Union in May 2004. The turnout was the lowest of any country in the European Union. Support was evenly distributed among five parties. Main contesting parties Results External linksOfficial results {{Slovak elections Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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 west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ... European Parliament elections in Slovakia 2004 in Slovakia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Agrarian Political Parties
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Agrarian Socialist Parties
Agrarian means pertaining to agriculture, farmland, or rural areas. Agrarian may refer to: Political philosophy *Agrarianism *Agrarian law, Roman laws regulating the division of the public lands *Agrarian reform *Agrarian socialism Society *Agrarian society *Agrarian structure *Agrarian system See also *Agrarian League (other) *Agrarian Party (other) *Agrarian Justice, 1797 pamphlet by Thomas Paine *Southern Agrarians *Agricultural economics Agricultural economics is an applied field of economics concerned with the application of economic theory in optimizing the production and distribution of food and fiber products. Agricultural economics began as a branch of economics that specif ... * Agrarian change {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Ľupták
Ján Ľupták (24 February 1946 – 19 June 2025) was a Slovak politician. From 1992 to 1998 he served as a Member of the National Council of Slovakia. Biography Ján Ľupták was born on 24 February 1946 in the village of Radzovce in Lučenec District. He apprenticed as a mason and from 1969 until his entry to politics in 1990 he worked as a construction worker. Political career Ľupták represented the Party of the Democratic Left in the National Council from 1990. He was reelected in 1992. Unlike many politicians in the newly independent Slovakia, who stressed their educational accomplishments and prominent background, Ľupták presented himself as a voice of ordinary blue-collar workers. Shortly before the 1994 Slovak parliamentary election, he established himself as the most popular politician in Slovakia. Ľupták capitalized on his popularity by leaving the Party of the Democratic Left and establishing his own party, the Union of the Workers of Slovakia, which recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Slovak Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 12 June 2010. The elections were contested by eighteen parties, six of which passed the 5% threshold for sitting in parliament. Despite the incumbent Smer of Prime Minister Robert Fico winning a plurality, the new government consisted of a coalition led by the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party's Iveta Radičová and included KDH, SaS and Most-Hid. However, her government fell on 11 October 2011 following a vote of no confidence with a new election called for 10 March 2012. Background A total of 2,401 candidates applied to contest the 150 seats. Polls in February 2010 had indicated that the current governing party Smer-SD (Direction – Social Democracy) would win a plurality with a margin of 25%. However the five opposition right-wing parties – the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union ( SDKÚ-DS), the Christian Democratic Movement ( KDH), the Party of the Hungarian Coalition ( SMK-MKP), Most–Hí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Slovak Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 17 June 2006. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1747 Direction – Social Democracy emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 50 of the 150 seats. Its leader Robert Fico was appointed Prime Minister on 4 July 2006, leading a three-party centre-left populist coalition. Background Originally the election was planned for 16 September 2006. However, on 8 February the government proposed calling an early election after the Christian Democratic Movement left the coalition government. This proposal was passed by the Parliament on 9 February and signed by the President on 13 February. For the first time Slovak citizens living abroad could vote, using absentee ballots. A total of 21 parties contested the elections.Nohlen & Stöver, pp1753-1754 Participating parties Results Results by region Aftermath On 28 June, Fico announced that the government coalition would consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Slovak Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 20 and 21 September 2002.Dieter Nohlen, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1747 The People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia, Movement for a Democratic Slovakia remained the largest party in the National Council of the Slovak Republic, National Council, winning 36 of the 150 seats. Mikuláš Dzurinda of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party, Slovak Democratic and Christian Union remained Prime Minister of Slovakia, Prime Minister, in coalition with the Party of the Hungarian Community, Party of the Hungarian Coalition, Christian Democratic Movement, and Alliance of the New Citizen parties.Nohlen & Stöver, p1757 Participating parties Results References External linksOfficial results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Slovak Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 25 and 26 September 1998. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1747 The elections resulted in the defeat of the Vladimír Mečiar government and the election of Mikuláš Dzurinda as Prime Minister. His party, the Slovak Democratic Coalition formed a supermajority coalition government with the Party of the Democratic Left, Party of the Hungarian Coalition, and the Party of Civic Understanding. Participating parties Results Notes References {{Slovak elections Parliamentary elections in Slovakia Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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 west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ... 1998 in Slovakia September 1998 in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 European Parliament Election In Slovakia
An election of the delegation from Slovakia to the European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it ... was held in 2009. The turnout, although increased compared to the previous election, was 19.63%, the lowest of any nation involved in the election. Results Division of seats The system of dividing seats to the different lists is somewhat different in Slovakia, compared to some other countries. Firstly the election authorities count the total number of valid votes for parties who have gained more than 5% of the total. In this case there were 709004 such votes (85.75% of the total). This number is divided by 14 (13 seats plus one) to create the RVC (republic election number) or quota, in this case 50643 (6.13% of all valid votes cast). Parties are assigned on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak National Party
The Slovak National Party (, SNS) is an ultranationalist political party in Slovakia. The party characterizes itself as a nationalist party based on both social and European Christian values. Since 1990 SNS has won seats in every Slovak parliament but three (in 2002, 2012 and 2020) and was part of the coalition government formed after the 2006 election with Robert Fico's Direction – Social Democracy (Smer-SD). In the 2012 parliamentary election, SNS failed to meet the 5% electoral threshold and thus lost parliamentary representation. At the following party congress in October 2012, the delegates chose lawyer Andrej Danko as the new chairman of the party. Under Danko SNS returned to another coalition government with Smer-SD after the 2016 Slovak parliamentary election. In the next election in 2020, the party again failed to meet the threshold for parliamentary representation. In the next election, SNS again returned in 2023 and once again formed a coalition government wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left-wing Populism
Left-wing populism, also called social populism, is a Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideology that combines left-wing politics with populist rhetoric and themes. Its rhetoric often includes elements of anti-elitism, opposition to the Establishment, and speaking for the common people.Albertazzi and McDonnell. "Twenty-First Century Populism: The Spectre of Western European Democracy". Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, p. 123. Recurring themes for left-wing populists include economic democracy, social justice, and Anti-globalization movement, skepticism of globalization. Socialist theory plays a lesser role than in traditional left-wing ideologies. Criticism of capitalism and globalization is linked to unpopular United States military operations, especially those in the Middle East. It is considered that the populist left does not exclude others horizontally and relies on Egalitarianism, egalitarian ideals. Some scholars also speak of nationalist left-wing populist movements, a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
