The Party of the Democratic Left ( sk, Strana demokratickej ľavice, SDĽ) is a
centre-left
Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The c ...
political party in
Slovakia
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. It is the reformation of
another party by the same name, which had been founded in 1990.
The original Party of the Democratic Left merged with
Robert Fico
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Direction – Social Democracy
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, which had itself split from the Party of the Democratic Left, on 31 December 2004. A new party was founded, and registered in May 2005. The party's current president is
Jozef Ďurica
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In its
first general election, in 2006, the party won 0.13% of the vote. In
2010 elections, the SDĽ won 2.41%, falling just under half of the 5%
threshold for seats in the
National Council.
See also
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Politics of Slovakia
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List of political parties in Slovakia
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