Christian Democratic Movement

"KDH" redirects here. For other uses, see KDH (disambiguation).

Christian Democratic Movement
Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie
AbbreviationKDH
LeaderMilan Majerský
Deputy Leaders
  • Marián Čaučík
  • Igor Janckulík
  • Tomáš Merašický
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) 5,834[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[9]
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party Group
International affiliationCentrist Democrat International (observer)
Colours
  •   Blue
  •   Red
SloganBetter (2023)[10]
Anthem"Slovensko moje, otčina moja"
('My Slovakia, My Fatherland')[11]
National Council
11 / 150
European Parliament
1 / 15
Regional governors[12]
1 / 8
Regional deputies[a][12]
62 / 419
Mayors[a][12]
244 / 2,904
Local councillors[a][12]
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.

History

In the 2014 European elections, KDH came second place nationally, receiving 13.21% of the vote and electing 2 MEPs.[13]

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.[14]

Party leaders

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 results

Czechoslovak Parliament

Election Leader Chamber of People Chamber of Nations Government
Votes % Seats +/– Position Votes % Seats +/– Position
1990
Ján Čarnogurský
 644,008 6.05
11 / 150
11
 4th 564,172 5.31
14 / 150
14
 4th Coalition
1992
Ján Čarnogurský
 277,061 2.89
6 / 150
5
 10th 272,100 2.84
8 / 150
6
 7th Opposition

Slovak National Council

Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Government
1990 Ján Čarnogurský 648,782 19.2 2nd
31 / 150
 31 VPN–KDH–DS
1992 Ján Čarnogurský 273,945 8.9 3rd
18 / 150
 13 Opposition
(1992–1994)
SDĽ–KDH–DEÚS–NDS
(1994)

National Council

Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Government
1994 Ján Čarnogurský 289,987 10.1 4th
17 / 150
 1 Opposition
1998 884,497 26.3 2nd
15 / 150
 2 SDK–SDĽ–SMK–SOP
Part of the Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK), which won 42 seats in total
2002 Pavol Hrušovský 237,202 8.3 5th
15 / 150
 0 SDKÚ–SMK–KDH–ANO
(2002–2006)
Opposition
(2006)
2006 191,443 8.3 6th
14 / 150
 1 Opposition
2010 Ján Figeľ 215,755 8.5 4th
15 / 150
 1 SDKÚ–SaS–KDH–Bridge
2012 225,361 8.8 2nd
16 / 150
 1 Opposition
2016 128,908 4.9 9th
0 / 150
 16 No seats
2020 Alojz Hlina 134,099 4.7 8th
0 / 150
 0 No seats
2023 Milan Majerský 202,515 6.8 5th
12 / 150
 12 Opposition

European Parliament

Election List leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– EP Group
2004 Anna Záborská 113,655 16.2 4th
3 / 14
 3 EPP-ED
2009 Martin Fronc 89,905 10.9 4th
2 / 13
 1 EPP
2014 Anna Záborská 74,108 13.2 2nd
2 / 13
 0
2019 Ivan Štefanec 95,588 9.7 4th
2 / 14
 0
2024 Miriam Lexmann 105,602 7.2 5th
1 / 15
 1

President

Election Candidate First round Second round
Votes % Rank Votes % Rank
1999 Endorsed
Rudolf Schuster 		1,396,950 47.4 1st 1,727,48 57.2 1st
2004 František Mikloško 129,414 6.5 5th not qualified
2009 Endorsed
Iveta Radičová 		713,735 38.1 2nd 988,808 44.5 2nd
2014 Pavol Hrušovský 63,298 3.3 6th not qualified
2019 Endorsed
František Mikloško 		122,916 5.7 5th not qualified
2024 Endorsed
Ivan Korčok 		958,393 42.5 1st 1,243,709 46.9 2nd

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Also with coalitions.

References

  1. ^ "Výročná správa za rok 2023" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia) (in Slovak). 2023.
  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. ^ [2][3]
  5. ^ Bodnárova, Bernardína (2006), "Social Policy", Slovakia 2005: A Global Report on the State of Society, Institute for Public Affairs, p. 307
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  7. ^ Henderson, Karen (1999). "Minorities in Europe: Croatia, Estonia and Slovakia". Minorities and Politics in the Slovak Republic. Cambridge University Press. p. 150. ISBN 9789067041171.
  8. ^ Bunce, Valerie; Wolchik, Sharon L. (2011). Defeating Authoritarian Leaders in Postcommunist Countries. Cambridge University Press. p. 64. ISBN 9781107006850.
  9. ^ [7][8]
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "História KDH". Christian Democratic Movement (in Slovak). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Elections to the European Parliament 2014". ep2014statistics.sk. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Novým predsedom KDH sa stal suverénne Alojz Hlina". TA3 (in Slovak). 11 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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