Christian Democratic Movement

Slovakian political party

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Christian Democratic Movement

Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie

Abbreviation| KDH
Leader| Milan Majerský
Deputy Leaders|

* Marián Čaučík
* Igor Janckulík
* Tomáš Merašický

General Secretary| Marek Michalčík
Parliamentary caucus leader| Igor Janckulík
Founder| Ján Čarnogurský
Founded| 17 February 1990 (1990-02-17)
Headquarters| Šafárikovo námestie 77/4, 81102 Bratislava
Youth wing| Christian Democratic Youth of Slovakia
Membership (2023)|  5,834[1]
Ideology|

* Christian democracy[4]
* Social conservatism[5]
* Pro-Europeanism[6]

Political position| Centre-right[9]
European affiliation| European People's Party
European Parliament group| European People's Party Group
International affiliation| Centrist Democrat International (observer)
Colours|

*   Blue
*   Red

Slogan| Better (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

* Politics of Slovakia
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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

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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

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Leader  | Year

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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

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### Czechoslovak Parliament

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Election  | Leader  | Chamber of People | Chamber of Nations | Government

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Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position
1990 |

Ján Čarnogurský

| 644,008  | 6.05  |

11 / 150

|  4th  | 564,172  | 5.31  |

14 / 150

|  4th  | Coalition
1992 |

Ján Čarnogurský

| 277,061  | 2.89  |

6 / 150

|  10th  | 272,100  | 2.84  |

8 / 150

|  7th  | Opposition

### Slovak National Council

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Election  | Leader  | Votes  | %  | Rank  | Seats  | +/–  | Government

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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

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Election  | Leader  | Votes  | %  | Rank  | Seats  | +/–  | Government

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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

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Election  | List leader  | Votes  | %  | Rank  | Seats  | +/–  | EP Group

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2004 | Anna Záborská | 113,655  | 16.2  |  4th  |

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|  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

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### President

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Election  | Candidate  | First round  | Second round

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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

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* Politics of Slovakia
* List of political parties in Slovakia
* Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c Also with coalitions.

## References

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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
6. ^ Muller, Thomas; Isacoff, Judith; Lansford, Tom (2012). Political Handbook of the World 2012. Los Angeles, California: CQ Press. p. 1284. ISBN 978-1-60871-995-2.
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.

## External links

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Christian Democratic Movement

Leaders|

* Ján Čarnogurský
* Pavol Hrušovský
* Ján Figeľ
* Alojz Hlina
* Milan Majerský

Leadership elections|

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* 1996
* 1999
* 2000
* 2009
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Organisation|

* Christian Democratic Youth of Slovakia

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