Social Democrats (Slovenia)

Social Democrats
Socialni demokrati
AbbreviationSD
LeaderMatjaž Han
FounderCiril Ribičič
Founded29 May 1993 (1993-05-29)
Preceded byZKS
HeadquartersLjubljana
Youth wingYouth Forum of Social Democrats
Membership (2013)12,109[7]
IdeologySocial democracy[3]
Political positionCentre-left[6]
European affiliationParty of European Socialists
European Parliament groupProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
International affiliationProgressive Alliance
Colors  Red
National Assembly
7 / 90
European Parliament
1 / 8
Mayors
14 / 212
Municipal council
302 / 2,750
Party flag
Flag of the Social Democrats
Website
socialnidemokrati.si

The Social Democrats (Slovene: Socialni demokrati, SD) is a centre-left[4][5] and pro-European social-democratic political party in Slovenia led by Matjaž Han. From 1993 until 2005, the party was known as the United List of Social Democrats (Slovene: Združena lista socialnih demokratov, pronounced [zələsəˈdə́]).[8] It is the successor of the League of Communists of Slovenia.[9] As of 2022, the party is a member of a three-party coalition government with Robert Golob's Freedom Movement alongside The Left, as well as a full member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance.

History

Origins

The origins of the modern-day party date from the end of 1989, when the League of Communists of Slovenia decided to renounce the absolute monopoly over political, social and economic life in the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, and agreed to introduce a system of political pluralism. On 23 January 1990, the Slovenian Communists left the League of Communists of Yugoslavia and on 4 February 1990 renamed themselves to League of Communists of Slovenia-Party of Democratic Renewal (Zveza komunistov Slovenije-Stranka demokratične prenove, ZKS-SDP).[10][11] Former prominent Communist politician Ciril Ribičič was elected as the party's new president. The party lost against the Democratic Opposition of Slovenia (DEMOS) centre-right coalition at the first democratic elections in Slovenia in April 1990, gaining 17.3% of the popular vote. They nevertheless became the single largest party in Slovenia.

Between 1990 and 1992, the party remained in opposition against the centre-right coalition government of Lojze Peterle. After the fall of Peterle's cabinet in 1992, the party entered the first coalition government of Janez Drnovšek, formed by the left wing of the dissolved DEMOS coalition (the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia, the Democratic Party of Slovenia and the Greens of Slovenia). The same year, the party was renamed to Social Democratic Renewal (Socialdemokratska prenova), maintaining the same acronym, SDP.

Constitution of the United List

Prior to the 1992 general election intensive discussions were held and agreements reached between left-oriented political parties and groups on an electoral coalition. Thus just prior the parliamentary election of 1992, an agreement was reached between the Social Democratic Renewal (SDP) and three smaller extra-parliamentary centre-left and left-wing parties (the Social Democratic Union, the Workers' Party of Slovenia and the Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia) to form an electoral coalition under the name United List. The newly formed coalition gained 13.6% of the popular vote, thus becoming the third political force in the country, after Liberal Democracy of Slovenia and the Slovene Christian Democrats. These three largest parties decided to form a government coalition, which soon became popularly known as the "grand coalition" (velika koalicija), under the leadership of Liberal Democrat Prime Minister Janez Drnovšek. Until March 1994, the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia also participated in this government coalition.

On 29 May 1993, a congress was held in Ljubljana at which the constitutive members of the United List decided to form a unified party. The new party was named the United List of Social Democrats and Janez Kocijančič was elected as its president. The party remained in government until January 1996, when it left the ruling coalition in disagreement over the government's social welfare policies. Furthermore, several prominent members exited the party and re-established Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia. In the general elections of 1996, the United List of Social Democrats suffered a substantial loss support, gaining only around 9% of the popular vote.

Pahor era

Borut Pahor, party president between 1997 and 2012, served as Prime Minister of Slovenia from 2008 to 2012, as well as President of Slovenia from 2012 to 2022

In the period between 1996 and 2000, the party remained in opposition. On the third National Congress of the United List of Social Democrats in 1997 a new party president, Borut Pahor, was elected. A gradual evolution towards more moderate positions started. In the election of 2000, the party rose to 12% of the vote and entered the centre-left coalition government led by Janez Drnovšek, while the party's president Borut Pahor was elected chairman of the Slovenian National Assembly. In the general elections of 2004, the party gained around 10.2% of the vote and went into opposition against the centre-right government dominated by the Slovenian Democratic Party.

In the fifth party Congress held in 2005 in Ljubljana, the decision was taken to shorten the party name to the Social Democrats. Borut Pahor was confirmed as the party president, strengthening his positions against internal opposition from the left wing of the party.[12] In the programmatic congress held in Nova Gorica in July 2006, the party clearly distanciated itself against its communist past, while its president publicly condemned the socialist regime in Slovenia and Yugoslavia established after World War II.[13]

After the internal crisis in the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS) following the loss of election in 2004, which resulted in the split of the party, the Social Democrats emerged as the main centre-left opposition force against the centre-right government led by Janez Janša. In 2007, several prominent members of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, including former Prime Minister Anton Rop, left their party and joined the Social Democrats. Following these developments, the Social Democrats became the second largest parliamentary party in Slovenia, after the Slovenian Democratic Party.

In 2008, the Social Democrats signed a coalition agreement with the extra-parliamentary Christian Socialists of Slovenia, and decided to set up a common election list on the coming elections.

In September 2008, Social Democrats won the parliamentary election with 30.45%. The ruling Slovenian Democratic Party finished second with 29.26%. Social Democrats formed a new Slovenian government in coalition with Zares, DeSUS and LDS. They won 29 seats in the 90-member National Assembly, one of which was won by Andrej Magajna, the president of the Christian Socialists of Slovenia. In October 2010, Andrej Magajna left the deputy group of Social Democrats due to differences of opinion with the rest of the group. He especially criticised the party leader Borut Pahor and the Minister of Economic Development Mitja Gaspari, claiming that he had been threatened with "removal" for not having supported the new act on the public broadcaster RTV Slovenija.[14] After Magajna's break with the party, the SD parliamentary group was left with 28 MPs.

SD won 10.5% of the vote at the early 2011 Slovenian parliamentary election on 4 December 2011, gaining 10 seats in the National Assembly.[15] SD were therefore in third place behind the SDS and new centre-left party Positive Slovenia (PS). SDS leader Janez Janša became Prime Minister for a second time on 10 February 2012 heading a centre-right coalition government.

Lukšič era

In June 2012, Pahor unsuccessfully ran for re-election as president of the Social Democrats. He was defeated by Igor Lukšič by a narrow margin.[16]

However, on 20 March 2013 Janša's coalition was replaced by a new government headed by PS interim leader Alenka Bratušek, a comprising PS, the Social Democrats, Civic List and DeSUS.[citation needed] Bratušek resigned as Prime Minister on 3 May 2014 seeking an early general election.[17]

After the party won only one MEP seat and 8.0% of the vote in 2014 European Parliament election,[18] Lukšič resigned as SD party president on 26 May.[19]

The party received 5.95% of the vote in the Slovenian parliamentary election on 13 July 2014, and won 6 seats in parliament.[20] On 18 September 2014, the Social Democrats joined the cabinet of Miro Cerar, also comprising Prime Minister Cerar's Modern Centre Party (SMC) and DeSUS.

Židan leadership

SD scored badly at the 2014 European election, only obtaining 8,08% of votes and one seat. Following the result, Lukšič resigned and Dejan Židan was elected as new leader of the party.

The party improved its result in the 2018 parliamentary election, scoring 9,9% of votes and winning ten seats in the National Assembly. The Social Democrats later joined Marjan Šarec's government and held the posts of Minister of Justice and Minister of Culture until the dissolution of government in January 2020 by Marjan Šarec.

International affiliations

The United List of Social Democrats became full member party of Socialist International at the organisation's 20th Congress in September 1996 in New York City. Since 16 May 2003, the Social Democrats have been a full member party of the Party of European Socialists (PES). SD party representatives were present at the foundation of the Progressive Alliance on 22 May 2013.[21] SD was delisted from the Socialist International in December 2014 for not paying membership fees.

Election results

National Assembly

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Government
1990 Ciril Ribičič 186,928 17.28 (#1)
14 / 80
 Increase 14 Opposition
1992 161,349 13.58 (#3)
14 / 90
 Steady Coalition
1996 Janez Kocijančič 96,597 9.03 (#5)
9 / 90
 Decrease 5 Opposition
2000 Borut Pahor 130,079 12.08 (#3)
11 / 90
 Increase 2 Coalition
2004 98,527 10.17 (#3)
10 / 90
 Decrease 1 Opposition
2008 320,248 30.45 (#1)
29 / 90
 Increase 19 Coalition
2011 115,952 10.52 (#3)
10 / 90
 Decrease 19 Opposition, 2012–13
Coalition, 2013–14
2014 Dejan Židan 52,249 5.98 (#4)
6 / 90
 Decrease 4 Coalition
2018 88,524 9.93 (#3)
10 / 90
 Increase 4 Coalition, 2018–20
Opposition, 2020–22
2022 Tanja Fajon 79.709 6.69 (#4)
7 / 90
 Decrease 3 Coalition

European Parliament

Election List leader Votes % Seats +/– EP Group
2004 Borut Pahor 61,672 14.15 (#4)
1 / 7
 New PES
2009 Zoran Thaler 85,407 18.43 (#2)
2 / 8
 Increase 1 S&D
2014 Igor Lukšič 32,484 8.08 (#5)
1 / 8
 Decrease 1
2019 Tanja Fajon 89,936 18.66 (#2)
2 / 8
 Increase 1
2024 Matjaž Nemec 51,783 7.77 (#4)
1 / 9
 Decrease 1

Presidential

Election Candidate 1st round 2nd round Result
Votes % Votes %
1990 Milan Kučan 538,278 44.43 657,196 58.59 Won
1992 Milan Kučan[a] 795,012 63.93 Won
1997 Milan Kučan[a] 578,925 55.54 Won
2002 Lev Kreft 25,715 2.25 Lost
2007 Danilo Türk[a] 241,349 24.47 677,333 68.03 Won
2012 Borut Pahor 325,406 39.93 474,309 67.44 Won
2017 Borut Pahor[a] 355,117 47.21 375,106 52.98 Won
2022[a] Milan Brglez 134,726 15.45 Lost

a Independent candidate, support

  1. ^ In coalition with Freedom Movement

Party leadership

References

  1. ^ Hloušek, Vít; Kopeček, Lubomír (2010), Origin, Ideology and Transformation of Political Parties: East-Central and Western Europe Compared, Ashgate, p. 26, ISBN 9780754678403
  2. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Slovenia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ^ [1][2]
  4. ^ a b Connor, Richard (5 December 2011), Center-left wins power in Croatia, Slovenian poll delivers surprise, DW
  5. ^ a b "Slovenia", Freedom in the World 2009, Freedom House, retrieved 17 March 2012
  6. ^ [4][5]
  7. ^ "Planet Siol: SDS je z 30.000 člani gromozanska stranka proti ostalim. Virantovcev je le za "jurja"". Politikis (in Slovenian). 16 May 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Slovenski pravopis 2001: ZLSD".
  9. ^ "YouTube.com". Socialni demokrati-Ponosni nasledniki Zveze komunistov. Sovražim sneg. 2019-03-22. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22.
  10. ^ "IZ PROGRAMSKIH USMERITEV ZKS - SDP". Digitalna knjižnica Slovenije. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. ^ "ZKS-SDP - Volitve 90". Digitalna knjižnica Slovenije. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  12. ^ "SURVEY OF THE ORIGIN OF THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OF SLOVENIA". Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  13. ^ "S Socialnimi demokrati v vrh sveta razvitosti". Delo.si. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  14. ^ "Magajna: Grozili so mi z odstranitvijo" [Magajna:I was threatened with removal] (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  15. ^ "Republic of Slovenia Early Elections for Deputies to the National Assembly 2011". National Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  16. ^ "SD bo odslej vodil Lukšič". Delo. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  17. ^ "International News | World News - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  18. ^ "EU volitve 2014 / 18". Delo.si. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  19. ^ RTVSLO.si - http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/igor-luksic-odstopil-kot-predsednik-sd-ja/337799
  20. ^ Predčasne Volitve V Državni Zbor 2014 Republika Slovenija - Državna volilna komisija. Accessed 13 July 2014
  21. ^ [1] Archived June 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

Read other articles:

California Straight Ahead (film 1925)

California Straight AheadPoster rilis teatrikalSutradaraHarry A. PollardDitulis olehDwinelle BenthallByron MorganHarry A. PollardBeatrice VanPemeranReginald DennyGertrude OlmsteadTom WilsonSinematograferVirgil MillerGilbert WarrentonPenyuntingDaniel MandellEdward SchroederPerusahaanproduksiUniversal PicturesDistributorUniversal PicturesTanggal rilis 13 September 1925 (1925-09-13) Durasi80 menitNegaraAmerika SerikatBahasaBisu (intertitel Inggris) California Straight Ahead adalah sebuah fi...

 

Salomon Bochner

Salomon Bochnersekitar tahun 1970Lahir(1899-08-20)20 Agustus 1899Podgórze, Austria-HungariaMeninggal2 Mei 1982(1982-05-02) (umur 82)Houston, TexasAlmamaterUniversitas BerlinDikenal atasIntegral BochnerTeorema BochnerPenghargaanAMS Steele Prize 1979[1][2]Karier ilmiahBidangMatematikaInstitusiUniversitas Munich Universitas PrincetonInstitute for Advanced Study Universitas RicePembimbing doktoralErhard Schmidt[3]Mahasiswa doktoralRichard AskeyEugenio CalabiJeff Che...

 

Ebook

Book-length publication in digital form Someone reading an e-book on an e-reader E-commerce Digital content Ebook Software Streaming media Retail goods and services Advertising Auctions Banking DVD-by-mail Distribution Food ordering Grocery Marketplace Pharmacy Ride-hailing Travel Online shopping Comparison shopping Social commerce Trading communities Wallet Mobile commerce Payment Ticketing Customer service Call centre Help desk Live support software E-procurement Purchase-to-pay Super-appsv...

2017 Swiss Open Gstaad – Doubles

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: 2017 Swiss Open Gstaad – Doubles – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2017) (Learn how and...

 

The Company She Keeps

1951 film by John Cromwell For the novel by Mary McCarthy, see The Company She Keeps (novel). The Company She KeepsDirected byJohn CromwellWritten byKetti FringsProduced byJohn Houseman Sid RogellStarringLizabeth ScottJane Greer Dennis O'KeefeCinematographyNicholas MusuracaEdited byRobert SwinkMusic byLeigh HarlineProductioncompanyRKO Radio PicturesDistributed byRKO Radio PicturesRelease date January 6, 1951 (1951-01-06) (US)[1] Running time82 minutesCountryUnited S...

 

Синелобый амазон

Синелобый амазон Научная классификация Домен:ЭукариотыЦарство:ЖивотныеПодцарство:ЭуметазоиБез ранга:Двусторонне-симметричныеБез ранга:ВторичноротыеТип:ХордовыеПодтип:ПозвоночныеИнфратип:ЧелюстноротыеНадкласс:ЧетвероногиеКлада:АмниотыКлада:ЗавропсидыКласс:Пт�...

Perdana Menteri Negara Palestina

Artikel ini memiliki beberapa masalah. Tolong bantu memperbaikinya atau diskusikan masalah-masalah ini di halaman pembicaraannya. (Pelajari bagaimana dan kapan saat yang tepat untuk menghapus templat pesan ini) Netralitas artikel ini dipertanyakan. Diskusi terkait dapat dibaca pada the halaman pembicaraan. Jangan hapus pesan ini sampai kondisi untuk melakukannya terpenuhi. (Pelajari cara dan kapan saatnya untuk menghapus pesan templat ini) Artikel ini mungkin mengandung riset asli. Anda dapat...

 

Vehicle-to-grid

Vehicle charging system that allows discharge and storage of electricity A V2G-enabled EV fast charging station. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) describes a system in which plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) sell demand response services to the grid. Demand services are either delivering electricity to the grid or reducing the rate of charge from the grid. Demand services reduce the peaks in demand for grid supply, and hence reduce the probability of disruption from load variations.[1][2]...

 

Тур (бык)

У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Тур. Запрос «Bos taurus primigenius» перенаправляется сюда; см. также другие значения. † Тур Скелет тура Научная классификация Домен:ЭукариотыЦарство:ЖивотныеПодцарство:ЭуметазоиБез ранга:Двусторонне-симметричныеБез ранга:В...

Robert J. Schwalb

American game designer Robert J. SchwalbRobert Schwalb, 2015NationalityAmericanOccupationGame designerKnown forDungeons & Dragons Robert J. Schwalb is a writer in the role-playing game industry, and has worked as a game designer and developer for such games as Dungeons & Dragons, A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and many other RPG supplements. Career Robert J. Schwalb has worked for Wizards of the Coast. His works for Dungeons & Dragons include:...

 

Fufu

Dough-like food in African cuisine This article is about the food. For other uses, see Fufu (disambiguation) and Foo-foo. Akpu redirects here. For the town, see Akpujiogu. FufuAlternative namesFufuo; foufou; foofoo; foutou; sakora; sakoro; couscous de CamerounTypesticky doughPlace of originWest and Central AfricaMain ingredientsUsually cassava alternative additives are plantains and cocoyams Food energy(per 100 g serving)267 kcal (1118 kJ)Nutritional value(per 100 g servin...

 

Five Fingers (South Korean TV series)

South Korean TV series or program Five FingersPromotional posterGenreRomanceMusicWritten byKim Soon-okDirected byChoi Hyeong-hunStarringJu Ji-hoonChae Shi-raJi Chang-wookJin Se-yeonComposerHa Geun-youngCountry of originSouth KoreaOriginal languageKoreanNo. of episodes30ProductionExecutive producerKang Shin-hyoProducerLee Myung-sukProduction locationKoreanRunning time70 minutesProduction companyJidam Inc. (formerly Yein E&M)Original releaseNetworkSBS TVReleaseAugust 18 (2012-08-18)&#...

Adam Sahakyan

Adam SahakyanNative nameԱդամ ՍահակյանBorn(1996-08-19)August 19, 1996Yerevan, ArmeniaDiedApril 2, 2016(2016-04-02) (aged 19)Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (de facto)BuriedYerablur Military PantheonAllegiance Armenia  ArtsakhService/branchArmed Forces of Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh Defence ArmyRankSergeantBattles/warsFour-Day WarAwardsHero of Artsakh Adam Sahakyan (Armenian: Ադամ Սահակյան; 19 August 1996, Yerevan – 2 April 2016, Jrakan) was an Armenian sergeant ...

 

San Juan Achiutla

Municipality and town in Oaxaca, MexicoSan Juan AchiutlaMunicipality and townSan Juan AchiutlaLocation in MexicoCoordinates: 17°20′N 97°31′W / 17.333°N 97.517°W / 17.333; -97.517Country MexicoStateOaxacaArea • Total49.76 km2 (19.21 sq mi)Population (2005) • Total401Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) San Juan Achiutla is a town and municipality in Oaxaca ...

 

Vera&John

Artikel ini sebatang kara, artinya tidak ada artikel lain yang memiliki pranala balik ke halaman ini.Bantulah menambah pranala ke artikel ini dari artikel yang berhubungan atau coba peralatan pencari pranala.Tag ini diberikan pada Januari 2023. Vera&John adalah kasino online yang berpusat di Malta. Vera&John dioperasikan oleh Dumarca Gaming Ltd, yang perusahaan induknya, Dumarca Holdings PLC, diakuisisi oleh Intertain Group Ltd pada tahun 2015.[1] Intertain Group Ltd terdaftar...

Zeppelin-Staaken

Zeppelin-StaakenStato Germania Fondazione1916 a Staaken Fondata daFerdinand von Zeppelin Chiusura1920 Sede principaleGotha SettoreAeronautico Prodottiaerei civili e militari Modifica dati su Wikidata · Manuale La Zeppelin-Staaken (citata anche come Zeppelin Werke Staaken o Zeppelin-Werke GmbH) era una azienda aeronautica tedesco imperiale la cui sede originale era situata a Gotha, nella Turingia. Nasce infatti dall'iniziativa di Ferdinand von Zeppelin che ideò il concetto del ...

 

Liga MX

Liga MXBadan yang mengaturFederasi Sepak Bola MeksikoNegaraMeksikoKonfederasiCONCACAFDibentuk17 Oktober 1943; 80 tahun lalu (1943-10-17)Jumlah tim18Tingkat pada piramida1Degradasi keLiga Expansión de MXPiala domestikCopa MXSupercopa MXCampeón de CampeonesPiala internasionalLiga Champions CONCACAFPiala CampeonesJuara bertahan ligaPachuca(6 gelar) (Clausura 2023)Klub tersuksesAmérica(13 gelar)Televisi penyiarClaro[1]ESPN[2]Fox Sports[3]Grupo Imagen[4]Tele...

 

Anna Leuhusen

Abbess of St. Clare's Priory in Stockholm Anna Rheinholdsdotter LeuhusenBornUnknownDiedCirca 1554NationalitySwedishKnown forAbbess of St. Clare's Priory, StockholmFamilyReinhold Leuhusen (father), Martin Leuhusen (brother), Gregorius Holst (brother-in-law) St. Clare's Priory, Stockholm Blodbadsplanschen 1524 Anna Rheinholdsdotter Leuhusen (died c. 1554), was the Abbess of St. Clare's Priory in Stockholm. She became known for her involvement in the Swedish War of Liberation between Sweden...

Granátula de Calatrava

Municipality in Castile-La Mancha, SpainGranátula de Calatrava GranátulaMunicipality FlagCoat of armsGranátula de CalatravaLocation in SpainShow map of Castilla-La ManchaGranátula de CalatravaGranátula de Calatrava (Spain)Show map of SpainCoordinates: 38°47′43″N 3°44′35″W / 38.79528°N 3.74306°W / 38.79528; -3.74306Country SpainAutonomous Community Castile-La ManchaProvinceCiudad RealGovernment • MayorFélix Herrera Carneros (PP)Ar...

 

الهيئة العامة للثورة السورية

الهيئة العامة للثورة السورية الاختصار SRGC المقر الرئيسي إسطنبول  تاريخ التأسيس 2011  الاهتمامات اسقاط نظام بشار الأسد منطقة الخدمة  سوريا اللغات الرسمية عربية المنظمة الأم المعارضة السورية تعديل مصدري - تعديل   الهيئة العامة للثورة السورية هي تحالف لمجموعة من تنس�...