Modern Centre Party

Modern Centre Party
Stranka modernega centra
PresidentZdravko Počivalšek
FounderMiro Cerar
Founded2 June 2014 (As Party of
Miro Cerar)
Dissolved4 December 2021
Merged intoConcretely
HeadquartersLjubljana
IdeologySocial liberalism
Liberalism[1]
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre[2] to centre-left[3][4][5][6]
Regional affiliationLiberal South East European Network (LIBSEEN)
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
International affiliationLiberal International[7]
Website
www.strankasmc.si/

The Modern Centre Party (Slovene: Stranka modernega centra, SMC) was a social-liberal political party in Slovenia led by Minister of Economical Development and Technology Zdravko Počivalšek, who succeeded former Prime Minister and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Miro Cerar as the party president. It formed in 2014 and merged with Economic Active Party in 2021, to form a party Concretely.[8]

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  4. ^ Novak, Marja (19 June 2014). "Slovene PM hopeful says is against Telekom privatisation". Reuters.
  5. ^ "Opinion poll: 41 percent of Slovenians want Miro Cerar as prime minister". MMC RTV SLO. 16 June 2014.
  6. ^ Nuttall, Clare (24 June 2014). "Newcomer leads in Slovenian election campaign". BNE Business News Europe. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Stranka Modernega Centra (SMC)".
  8. ^ "Na združitvenem kongresu SMC-ja in GAS-a nastala stranka Konkretno". Rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). 4 December 2021.