Liberalism in Slovakia
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This article gives an overview of liberalism in Slovakia
. It is limited to liberal
parties
with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.
(Aliancia Nového Občana, observer LI
, member ELDR) campaigns on a relatively liberal platform.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. It is limited to liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
parties
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.
History
Liberalism has never influenced politics in Slovakia. The neoliberal Alliance of the New CitizenAlliance of the New Citizen
The Alliance of the New Citizen is a liberal party in Slovakia. The abbreviation ANO also means YES in Slovak. It was a member of the government coalition from October 2002 to September 2005. Its leader Pavol Rusko is the founder and former owner of Markíza and he was the Minister of Economics...
(Aliancia Nového Občana, observer LI
Liberal International
Liberal International is a political international federation for liberal parties. Its headquarters is located at 1 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2HD within the National Liberal Club. It was founded in Oxford in 1947, and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal parties and for the...
, member ELDR) campaigns on a relatively liberal platform.
From Independent Hungarian Initiative to Hungarian Civic Party
- 1989: Hungarian liberals establish the Independent Hungarian Initiative (Független Magyar Kezdeményezés)
- 1992: The party is renamed the Hungarian Civic Party (Magyar Polgári Párt)
- 1998: The party merges into the Hungarian Coalition Party (Magyar Koalíció Pártja)
From Alliance of Democrats to Democratic Union of Slovakia
- 1993: Dissidents from the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia established the Alliance of Democrats of the Slovak Republic, led by Milan KňažkoMilan KnažkoMilan Kňažko is a Slovakian actor and ex-politician. He was one of the leading personalities of the movement Public against Violence in November 1989 and one of the most popular faces of the Velvet Revolution in Slovakia.-Acting:...
- 1994: It merged with a second dissident group, the Alliance for Political Realism, into the Democratic Union of Slovakia (Demokratická Únia na Slovensku)
- 2002: The party merged into the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia)
Alliance of the New Citizen
- 2001: Liberals around Pavol RuskoPavol RuskoPavol Rusko is the former leader of the Slovak political party Aliancia nového občana . He also owned the TV Markíza television station. He has two children, daughter Lívia and son Pavol.- External links :* * - References :...
established the Alliance of the New CitizenAlliance of the New CitizenThe Alliance of the New Citizen is a liberal party in Slovakia. The abbreviation ANO also means YES in Slovak. It was a member of the government coalition from October 2002 to September 2005. Its leader Pavol Rusko is the founder and former owner of Markíza and he was the Minister of Economics...
(Aliancia Nového Občana) - 2007-2009: End of the activity
Freedom and Solidarity
- 2009, March: Liberals around the economist Richard Sulík established the Freedom and SolidarityFreedom and SolidarityFreedom and Solidarity , abbreviated to SaS, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Slovakia. The party was established in 2009 and is led by its founder, the economist Richard Sulík, who designed Slovakia's flat tax system...
(Sloboda a Solidarita), which is the ideological successor of the Alliance of the New CitizenAlliance of the New CitizenThe Alliance of the New Citizen is a liberal party in Slovakia. The abbreviation ANO also means YES in Slovak. It was a member of the government coalition from October 2002 to September 2005. Its leader Pavol Rusko is the founder and former owner of Markíza and he was the Minister of Economics...
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See also
- History of SlovakiaHistory of SlovakiaThis article discusses the history of the territory of Slovakia.- Palaeolithic :Radiocarbon dating puts the oldest surviving archaeological artifacts from Slovakia - found near Nové Mesto nad Váhom - at 270,000 BCE, in the Early Paleolithic era...
- Politics of SlovakiaPolitics of SlovakiaPolitics of Slovakia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, with a multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in the parliament and it can be exerced in some cases also by the government or directly by citizens. Executive power is exercised by the...
- List of political parties in Slovakia