Social Democrats Socialni demokrati | |
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Abbreviation | SD |
Leader | Matjaž Han |
Founder | Ciril Ribičič |
Founded | 29 May 1993 |
Preceded by | ZKS |
Headquarters | Ljubljana |
Youth wing | Youth Forum of Social Democrats |
Membership (2013) | 12,109[1] |
Ideology | Social democracy[4] |
Political position | Centre-left[7] |
European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
Colors | Red |
National Assembly | 7 / 90 |
European Parliament | 1 / 8 |
Mayors | 14 / 212 |
Municipal council | 302 / 2,750 |
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Website | |
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The Social Democrats (Slovene: Socialni demokrati, SD) is a centre-left[5][6] and pro-European social-democratic political party in Slovenia led by Matjaž Han. From 1993 until 2005, the party was known as the United List of Social Democrats (Slovene: Združena lista socialnih demokratov, pronounced [zələsəˈdə́]).[8] It is the successor of the League of Communists of Slovenia.[9] As of 2022, the party is a member of a three-party coalition government with Robert Golob's Freedom Movement alongside The Left, as well as a full member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance.