Democratic Union (Slovakia)
Democratic Union | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Dissolved | 2000 |
| Merger of | Democratic Union of Slovakia, National-Democratic Party |
| Merged into | SDKÚ |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
The Democratic Union (Slovak: Demokratická únia, DÚ) was a liberal party in Slovakia.[1]
History
The party was established on 25 March 1995 by a merger of the Democratic Union of Slovakia and the National Democratic Party, and was led by was Eduard Kukan. In 1998, it joined the Slovak Democratic Coalition,[2] and in 2000, it merged into the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union.[3]
References
- ^ Kopecky, Petr; Učeň, Peter (2003), "Return to Europe? Patterns of Euroscepticism among the Czech and Slovak political parties", The Road to the European Union: The Czech and Slovak Republics, Manchester University Press, pp. 166–167
- ^ Bútora, Martin; Bútorová, Zóra; Mesežnikov, Grigorij (2003), "Slovakia's democratic awakening", The Road to the European Union: The Czech and Slovak Republics, Manchester University Press, p. 52
- ^ Hacker, Paul (2010), Slovakia on the road to independence, Penn State Press, p. 180