The National Progressive Party ( sl, Narodno napredna stranka) was a political party in the
Carniola
Carniola ( sl, Kranjska; , german: Krain; it, Carniola; hu, Krajna) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region sti ...
region of
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
. It was established in 1894 by
Ivan Tavčar
Ivan Tavčar () (28 August 1851 – 19 February 1923) was a Slovenian writer, lawyer, and politician.
Biography
Tavčar was born into the poor peasant family of Janez and Neža née Perko in the Carniolan village of Poljane near Škofja Loka ...
as the ''National Party of Carniola'' () and renamed in 1905 to ''The National Progressive Party''. It continued to operate under this name until after the First World War, when it merged with the
National Party of Styria
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* Nation or country
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Places in the United States
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() into the
Yugoslav Democratic Party
The Yugoslav Democratic Party, ''State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats'' and Democratic Party, also known as the Democratic Union was the name of a series of liberal political parties that existed in succession in the State of S ...
, only to be incorporated into the pan-
Yugoslav State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats
The Yugoslav Democratic Party, ''State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats'' and Democratic Party, also known as the Democratic Union was the name of a series of liberal political parties that existed in succession in the State of Sl ...
( sh, Državnotvorna stranka demokrata Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca) less than a year later.
Political parties in Austria-Hungary
Defunct political parties in Europe
Defunct liberal political parties
Political parties established in 1894
Political history of Slovenia
19th-century establishments in Carniola
1894 establishments in Austria-Hungary
Liberal parties in Slovenia
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