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| − | '''Christian Democratic Movement''' (Slovak: ''Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie'', abbreviation ''KDH'') is a [[Christian democratic]] center-right parliamentary political party in [[Slovakia]], a member of the [[European People's Party]]. | + | '''Christian Democratic Movement''' (Slovak: ''Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie'', abbreviation ''KDH'') is a [[Christian democratic]] center-right parliamentary political party in [[Slovakia]], a member of the [[establishment]]-[[liberal]] [[European People's Party]]. |
| − | It was one of the first parties formed after fall of the [[communist]] regime in [[Czechoslovakia]]. Formed in Nitra on February 22, 1990 by Ján Čarnogurský, a [[Catholic]] dissident lawyer, Christian Democratic Movement aimed at bringing Christian and democratic values into Slovak politics. Its program has generally remained unchanged since its creation.<ref>[https://books.google.sk/books?id=wzefAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA77 Christian Democratic Movemenet/Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie (KDH)]. In Kirschbaum, Stanislav J. ''Historical dictionary of Slovakia''. 3rd ed. Lanham, MD; Toronto; Plymouth : The Scarecrow Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-8108-8029-0, p. 77</ref> Party's political positions can be characterized as a [[conservative]] on social issues (especially in regards to church-state relations, [[abortion]] and [[Homosexual rights advocacy|gay rights]]) and centre-right on economic issues, while remaining centrist and center-left approach to family policy (maternity benefits, marriage and housing support etc.). | + | It was one of the first parties formed after the fall of the [[communist]] regime in [[Czechoslovakia]]. Formed in Nitra on February 22, 1990, by Ján Čarnogurský, a [[Catholic]] dissident lawyer, Christian Democratic Movement aimed at bringing Christian and democratic values into Slovak politics. Its program has generally remained unchanged since its creation.<ref>[https://books.google.sk/books?id=wzefAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA77 Christian Democratic Movemenet/Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie (KDH)]. In Kirschbaum, Stanislav J. ''Historical dictionary of Slovakia''. 3rd ed. Lanham, MD; Toronto; Plymouth : The Scarecrow Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-8108-8029-0, p. 77</ref> Party's political positions can be characterized as a [[conservative]] on social issues (especially in regards to church-state relations, [[abortion]] and [[Homosexual rights advocacy|gay rights]]) and centre-right on economic issues, while remaining centrist and center-left approach to family policy (maternity benefits, marriage and housing support etc.). |
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Revision as of 20:39, August 18, 2019
Christian Democratic Movement (Slovak: Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie, abbreviation KDH) is a Christian democratic center-right parliamentary political party in Slovakia, a member of the establishment-liberal European People's Party.
It was one of the first parties formed after the fall of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Formed in Nitra on February 22, 1990, by Ján Čarnogurský, a Catholic dissident lawyer, Christian Democratic Movement aimed at bringing Christian and democratic values into Slovak politics. Its program has generally remained unchanged since its creation.[1] Party's political positions can be characterized as a conservative on social issues (especially in regards to church-state relations, abortion and gay rights) and centre-right on economic issues, while remaining centrist and center-left approach to family policy (maternity benefits, marriage and housing support etc.).
References
- ↑ Christian Democratic Movemenet/Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie (KDH). In Kirschbaum, Stanislav J. Historical dictionary of Slovakia. 3rd ed. Lanham, MD; Toronto; Plymouth : The Scarecrow Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-8108-8029-0, p. 77