| Christian Democratic Movement | |
| Native Name: | Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie |
| Native Name Lang: | sk |
| Abbreviation: | KDH |
| Leader: | Milan Majerský |
| Founder: | Ján Čarnogurský |
| Headquarters: | Šafárikovo námestie 77/4, 81102 Bratislava |
| Youth Wing: | Christian Democratic Youth of Slovakia |
| Membership Year: | 2023 |
| Membership: | 5,834[1] |
| Position: | Centre-right[2] [3] |
| European: | European People's Party |
| International: | Centrist Democrat International (observer) |
| Europarl: | European People's Party Group |
| Slogan: | "Better" (2023)[4] |
| Seats1 Title: | National Council |
| Seats2 Title: | European Parliament |
| Seats3 Title: | Regional governors[5] |
| Seats4 Title: | Regional deputies |
| Seats5 Title: | Mayors |
| Seats6 Title: | Local councillors |
| Country: | Slovakia |
| Leader1 Title: | Deputy Leaders |
| Leader2 Title: | General Secretary |
| Leader2 Name: | Marek Michalčík |
| Leader3 Name: | Igor Janckulík |
| Leader3 Title: | Parliamentary caucus leader |
The Christian Democratic Movement (sk|Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie, KDH) is a Christian-democratic[6] political party in Slovakia that is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and an observer of the Centrist Democrat International.
In the 2014 European elections, KDH came second place nationally, receiving 13.21% of the vote and electing 2 MEPs.[7]
In the 2016 parliamentary election, the party only won 4.94% of the vote, losing all of its seats. This was the first time since its inception that the party did not reach the parliament. Following the electoral defeat, KDH elected Alojz Hlina its new leader.[8]
| Leader | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ján Čarnogurský | 1990–2000 | |
| 2 | Pavol Hrušovský | 2000–2009 | |
| 3 | Ján Figeľ | 2009–2016 | |
| 4 | Alojz Hlina | 2016–2020 | |
| 5 | Milan Majerský | 2020–present | |
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ján Čarnogurský | 648,782 | 2nd | |||||
| 1992 | 273,945 | 3rd | 13 | |||||
| 1994 | 289,987 | 4th | 1 | |||||
| 1998 | Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK) | 2 | ||||||
| 2002 | Pavol Hrušovský | 237,202 | 5th | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | 191,443 | 6th | 1 | |||||
| 2010 | Ján Figeľ | 215,755 | 4th | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | 225,361 | 2nd | 1 | |||||
| 2016 | 128,908 | 9th | 16 | |||||
| 2020 | Alojz Hlina | 134,099 | 8th | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Milan Majerský | 202,515 | 5th | 12 | ||||
| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Anna Záborská | 113,655 | 4th | EPP-ED | |||
| 2009 | Martin Fronc | 89,905 | 4th | 1 | EPP | ||
| 2014 | Anna Záborská | 74,108 | 2nd | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Ivan Štefanec | 95,588 | 4th | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Miriam Lexmann | 105,602 | 5th | 1 |
| Candidate | First round | Second round | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | |||
| 1999 | 1,396,950 | 1st | 1,727,48 | 1st | ||||
| 2004 | 129,414 | 5th | not qualified | |||||
| 2009 | 713,735 | 2nd | 988,808 | 2nd | ||||
| 2014 | 63,298 | 6th | not qualified | |||||
| 2019 | 122,916 | 5th | not qualified | |||||
| 2024 | 958,393 | 1st | 1,243,709 | 2nd | ||||