Movement for Democracy (Slovakia) explained

Movement for Democracy
Native Name Lang:sk
Founded:12 July 2002
Dissolved:9 March 2021
Successor:Republic
Headquarters:Bratislava
Split:HZDS
Ideology:Slovak nationalism[1] [2]
Populism[3]
Conservatism
European:Alliance for Europe of the Nations (2004–2009)
Country:Slovakia

The Movement for Democracy (Slovak: Hnutie za demokraciu) was a political party in Slovakia created in 2002 when it split from the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia. From 2002 to 2004 the first leader of the party was Ivan Gašparovič, who served as president of Slovakia from 2004 to 2014. The leader since 2004 was Jozef Grapa.

In the parliamentary election of 17 June 2006, the party won 0.6% of the popular vote and lost parliamentary representation. Movement for Democracy was part of the Alliance for Europe of the Nations from 2002 to 2009.

After 2010, the party became inactive, but not formally disbanded. Its shell was taken over by former founding member Peter Marček who renamed it to "Voice of the People" (Hlas Ľudu) in December 2018. The party was later renamed to Republic.

Leaders

No. Name Photo Since Until
112 July 2002 17 April 2004
217 April 2004 12 December 2018
312 December 2018 21 December 2018

See also

Party site

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Politik: Der Sieg der Verlierer . 5 April 2004 . de . .
  2. Web site: Außenseiter wird slowakischer Präsident. 18 April 2004 . de. Deutsche Welle.
  3. Web site: Ein analytischer Blick auf die erste Runde der Präsidentschaftswahlen in der Slowakei . 11 April 2004 . de . Radio Prague.