Christian Democratic Movement

Christian Democratic Movement
Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie
AbbreviationKDH
LeaderMilan Majerský
Deputy Leaders
General SecretaryMarek Michalčík
Parliamentary caucus leaderIgor Janckulík
FounderJán Čarnogurský
Founded17 February 1990 (1990-02-17)
HeadquartersŠafárikovo námestie 77/4, 81102 Bratislava
Youth wingChristian Democratic Youth of Slovakia
Membership (2023)Decrease 5,834[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[6][7]
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party Group
International affiliationCentrist Democrat International (observer)
Colours
  •   Blue
  •   Red
  •   Light yellow[a]
Slogan"Better" (2023)[9]
Anthem
"Slovensko moje, otčina moja"[10]
"My Slovakia, My Fatherland"
National Council
11 / 150
European Parliament
1 / 15
Regional governors[11]
1 / 8
Regional deputies[b][11]
62 / 419
Mayors[b][11]
244 / 2,904
Local councillors[b][11]
2,497 / 20,462
Website
kdh.sk

The Christian Democratic Movement (Slovak: Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie, KDH) is a Christian-democratic[3] political party in Slovakia that is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and an observer of the Centrist Democrat International.

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  2. ^ Bakke, Elisabeth (2010). "Central and Southeast European Politics Since 1989". Central and East European party systems since 1989. Cambridge University Press. p. 80. ISBN 9781139487504.
  3. ^ a b José Magone (2010). Contemporary European Politics: A Comparative Introduction. Routledge. p. 456. ISBN 978-0-203-84639-1.
  4. ^ Bodnárova, Bernardína (2006), "Social Policy", Slovakia 2005: A Global Report on the State of Society, Institute for Public Affairs, p. 307
  5. ^ Muller, Thomas; Isacoff, Judith; Lansford, Tom (2012). Political Handbook of the World 2012. Los Angeles, California: CQ Press. p. 1284. ISBN 978-1-60871-995-2.
  6. ^ Henderson, Karen (1999). "Minorities in Europe: Croatia, Estonia and Slovakia". Minorities and Politics in the Slovak Republic. Cambridge University Press. p. 150. ISBN 9789067041171.
  7. ^ Bunce, Valerie; Wolchik, Sharon L. (2011). Defeating Authoritarian Leaders in Postcommunist Countries. Cambridge University Press. p. 64. ISBN 9781107006850.
  8. ^ "Website". Christian Democratic Movement (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 July 2004.
  9. ^ Mikušovič, Dušan (20 March 2023). "Strany hľadajú slogan, ktorým trafia náladu voličov. Po "konci chaosu" od Smeru to PS skúša s "normálnosťou"". Denník N (in Slovak). Bratislava: N Press.
  10. ^ "História KDH". Christian Democratic Movement (in Slovak). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d "Súhrnné výsledky hlasovania | Voľby do orgánov samosprávy obcí 2022". volbysr.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 15 December 2022.


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