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The Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS — Slovenian: Slovenska demokratska stranka), previously the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia (Slovenian: Socialdemokratska stranka Slovenije) is a Slovenian right-wing party. It is led by Prime Minister Janez Janša. Presidents of Slovenia: Milan Kučan (1990-2002) Janez Drnovšek (2002-2008) Categories: Lists of office-holders ... Janez DrnovÅ¡ek (pronounced: IPA,  ) (born May 17, 1950) is the current President of Slovenia and the former president of Yugoslavia. ... There have been five prime ministers of Slovenia since that country gained its independence in the breakup of Yugoslavia. ... Janez JanÅ¡a Janez JanÅ¡a (born September 17, 1958 as Ivan JanÅ¡a) is a Slovenian politician and chief of the Slovenian Democratic Party since 1995. ... The Slovenian Parliament (Slovenian: ) is the legislative body of Slovenia. ... The National Assembly (Državni zbor) is the assembly of the parliament of the Republic of Slovenia. ... The National Council (Slovenian: Državni svet) is the constitutional representative of social, economic, professional and local interest groups and can be considered as the upper house of the Slovenian parliament. ... Political parties in Slovenia lists political parties in Slovenia. ... Politics of Slovenia Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Slovenia ... On Sunday, 3 October 2004, elections for deputies to the Slovenian parliament, called the National Assembly (Slovenian Državni zbor) were held. ... Presidential elections will be held in Slovenia on 2 December 2007. ... Parliamentary elections for the 90 deputies to the National Assembly of Slovenia (Slovenian: Državni zbor) will be held in October 2008. ... Slovenia is divided into 210 municipalities (občine, singular - občina), of which 11 have urban status. ... The European Union or EU is a supranational and international organization of 27 member states. ... In regular public statements, Slovenias highest politicians underscore their governments commitment to expanding cooperative arrangements with neighbors and active contributions to international efforts aimed at bringing stability to Southeast Europe. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... A prime minister is the very most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Janez JanÅ¡a Janez JanÅ¡a (born September 17, 1958 as Ivan JanÅ¡a) is a Slovenian politician and chief of the Slovenian Democratic Party since 1995. ...

At the European election it got 17.7% which yielded 2 seats in the European parliament out of a total 7 from Slovenia. It is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and its MEPs sit in the EPP-ED Group. Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. ... The European Peoples Party (EPP) is the largest European political party. ... EPP-ED logo The European Peoples Party - European Democrats is a group in the European Parliament. ...

The Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) is a democratic political organisation which today associates the membership and the legal inheritance of the former Social-Democratic Union of Slovenia and the Slovenian Democratic Union - two powerful parties of the former DEMOS coalition which, after the defeat of the communist regime in the 1990 elections, carried out the democratisation of Slovenia and led the quest for the gaining of Slovenian independence and international recognition of Slovenia. The Slovenian Democratic Union was founded in January, and the Social-Democratic Union in February 1989. Both parties (unions) promoted from their very beginning a democratic political order, a market economy, personal freedom of the individual, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the inclusion of Slovenia in the Euro - Atlantic integrations. Both parties have, in their programs, clearly opposed any totalitarianism, whether communist or fascist. Democratic Opposition of Slovenia (DEMOS coalition) was created by uniting the Democratic Alliance of Slovenia, the Social Democrat Alliance of Slovenia, the Slovene Christian Democrats, the Farmers Alliance and the Greens of Slovenia. ...

At the last legislative elections, 3 October 2004, the party won 29.1% of the popular vote and 29 out of 90 seats. It was given a six-point plurality over the past governing Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (Slovenian: Liberalna Demokracija Slovenije); as of 2005 the SDS leads a governing coalition consisting of four parties. A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Politics of Slovenia Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Slovenia ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Liberal Democracy of Slovenia or LDS (Slovenian: Liberalna demokracija Slovenije) is the liberal and former ruling political party of Slovenia. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Slovenian democratic party also combine within itself several organizations, one of them is the largest political youth organization in Slovenia, called Slovenian Democratic Youth (SDY). It has over 5.000 members, its current leader is Nikolaj Oblak.

See also: Politics of Slovenia, List of political parties in Slovenia. Politics of Slovenia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Slovenia is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... Political parties in Slovenia lists political parties in Slovenia. ...

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External link

• Official website (English version)