The Peasants' Party of Slovakia (''Roľnícka strana Slovenska'', RSS) was a political party in Slovakia from 1990 to 1997. It was established after the
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution () or Gentle Revolution () was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations against the one-party government of the Communist Pa ...
in October 1990.
After the
1994 Slovak parliamentary election the party entered parliament as part of a joint electoral list with the
HZDS. The chairman of the party was Paul Delinga and the vice president Miroslav Maxon.
In 1997 the RSS got about 1-2% in the polls and it merged with the
Movement of the Farmers of the Slovak Republic (''Hnutím poľnohospodárov SR'', HP SR). The name of the new Party was
New Agrarian Party (''Nová agrárna strana'', NAS). Paul Delinga became Chairman of the NAS.
In 1998 the NAS merged with the then governing party
HZDS.
See also
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Politics of Slovakia
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List of political parties in Slovakia
References
Bibliography
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Further reading
* Rose, Richard and Neil Munro. 2009. Parties and Elections in New European Democracies. European Consortium for Political Research Press.
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