Christian Democratic Movement

{{Short description|Slovak political party}} {{Expand Slovak|date=September 2024}} {{Redirect|KDH|}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox political party | name = Christian Democratic Movement | native_name = Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie | native_name_lang = sk | logo = KDH Logo.svg | logo_size = 150 | colorcode = {{Political party data|color}} | abbreviation = KDH | leader = Milan Majerský | founder = Ján Čarnogurský | foundation = {{start date|1990|2|17|df=y}} | split = | headquarters = Šafárikovo námestie 77/4, 81102 Bratislava | youth_wing = Christian Democratic Youth of Slovakia | membership_year = 2024 | membership = {{increase}} 5,913<ref>{{Cite web|title=Výročná správa za rok 2023|url=https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/statna_komisia_pre_volby/30_annual_report/ar2024/VS24r_KDH.pdf|website=Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia)|language=sk|year=2024}}</ref> | ideology = {{ubl|class=nowrap| |Christian democracy{{refn|<ref>{{Cite book|first=Elisabeth |last=Bakke |title=Central and East European party systems since 1989|chapter=Central and Southeast European Politics Since 1989 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2010 |page=80 |isbn=9781139487504 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oFXdiS25N78C&pg=PA80}}</ref><ref name="Magone2010"/>}} |Social conservatism<ref>{{Citation |first=Bernardína |last=Bodnárova |title=Social Policy |work=Slovakia 2005: A Global Report on the State of Society |publisher=Institute for Public Affairs |year=2006 |page=307}}</ref> }} | position = Centre-right{{refn|<ref>{{Cite book|first=Karen|last=Henderson |title=Minorities and Politics in the Slovak Republic|chapter=Minorities in Europe: Croatia, Estonia and Slovakia|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1999 |page=150 |isbn=9789067041171 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=saccwv5_ElkC&pg=PA150}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|first1=Valerie |last1=Bunce |author-link=Valerie Jane Bunce |first2=Sharon L.|last2=Wolchik|title=Defeating Authoritarian Leaders in Postcommunist Countries|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2011 |page=64 |isbn=9781107006850 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7KIY4MF6HaEC&pg=PA64}}</ref>}} | european = European People's Party | international = Centrist Democrat International (observer) | europarl = European People's Party Group | anthem = "Slovensko moje, otčina moja" ('My Slovakia, My Fatherland')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kdh.sk/historia-kdh/ |title=História KDH|website=Christian Democratic Movement|date=22 June 2023 |access-date=15 September 2024|language=sk}}</ref> | slogan = ''Better'' (2023)<ref>{{Cite web|first=Dušan|last=Mikušovič|title=Strany hľadajú slogan, ktorým trafia náladu voličov. Po "konci chaosu" od Smeru to PS skúša s "normálnosťou"|url=https://dennikn.sk/3291405/strany-hladaju-slogan-ktorym-trafia-naladu-volicov-po-konci-chaosu-od-smeru-to-ps-skusa-s-normalnostou/|website=Denník N|location=Bratislava|publisher=N Press|date=20 March 2023|language=sk}}</ref> | colours = {{ublist | {{Color box|{{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}|border=silver}} Blue | {{Color box|#ee2724|border=silver}} Red }} | seats1_title = National Council | seats1 = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|ms-lower-house}} | seats2_title = European Parliament | seats2 = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|EP}} | seats3_title = Regional governors<ref name="volbysr">{{Cite web|title=Súhrnné výsledky hlasovania {{!}} Voľby do orgánov samosprávy obcí 2022|url=https://www.volbysr.sk/oso/sk/suhrnne_vysledky.html|website=volbysr.sk|language=sk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215102610/https://www.volbysr.sk/oso/sk/suhrnne_vysledky.html|archive-date=15 December 2022}}</ref> | seats3 = {{Composition bar|1|8|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} | seats4_title = Regional deputies{{efn|name=coalitions|Also with coalitions.}}{{r|volbysr}} | seats4 = {{Composition bar|62|419|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} | seats5_title = Mayors{{efn|name=coalitions}}{{r|volbysr}} | seats5 = {{Composition bar|244|2904|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} | seats6_title = Local councillors{{efn|name=coalitions}}{{r|volbysr}} | seats6 = {{composition bar|2497|20462|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} | website = {{Political party data|website}} | country = Slovakia | leader1_title = Deputy Leaders | leader1_name = {{ubl|Marián Čaučík|Igor Janckulík|Ján Horecký}} | leader2_title = General Secretary | leader2_name = Marek Michalčík | leader3_name = Igor Janckulík | leader3_title = Parliamentary caucus leader }} The '''Christian Democratic Movement''' ({{langx|sk|Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie}}, '''KDH''') is a Christian democratic<ref name="Magone2010">{{cite book|author=José Magone|title=Contemporary European Politics: A Comparative Introduction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g73UtvxJsFcC&pg=PA456|year=2010|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-203-84639-1|page=456}}</ref> political party in Slovakia that is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and an observer of the Centrist Democrat International.

==History== {{Expand section|date=December 2022|with=three other major splits: SIET, Life – National Party and KU}} In the 2014 European elections, KDH came second place nationally, receiving 13.21% of the vote and electing 2 MEPs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elections to the European Parliament 2014|url=http://ep2014.statistics.sk/EP-dv/Tabulka3_en.html|website=ep2014statistics.sk|date=2 May 2014|access-date=18 May 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528053354/http://ep2014.statistics.sk/EP-dv/Tabulka3_en.html|archive-date=28 May 2014}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Novým predsedom KDH sa stal suverénne Alojz Hlina|url=http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1085492/novym-predsedom-kdh-sa-stal-suverenne-alojz-hlina.html|website=TA3|date=11 June 2016 |access-date=14 June 2016|language=sk}}</ref>

==Party leaders== {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" |Leader !Year |- ! style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}; color:white" |1 |Ján Čarnogurský |1990–2000 |- ! style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}; color:white" |2 |Pavol Hrušovský |2000–2009 |- ! style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}; color:white" |3 |Ján Figeľ |2009–2016 |- ! style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}; color:white" |4 |Alojz Hlina |2016–2020 |- ! style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}; color:white" |5 |Milan Majerský |2020–present |}

==Election results== ===Czechoslovak Parliament=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" | Election ! rowspan="2" | Leader ! colspan="5" | Chamber of People ! colspan="5" | Chamber of Nations ! rowspan="2" | Government |- ! Votes !! % !! Seats !! +/– !! Position !! Votes !! % !! Seats !! +/– !! Position |- ! 1990 | {{center|Ján Čarnogurský}} | 644,008 | 6.05 | {{Composition bar|11|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} | {{center|{{increase}} 11}} | {{increase}} 4th | 564,172 | 5.31 | {{Composition bar|14|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} | {{center|{{increase}} 14}} | {{increase}} 4th | {{yes2|Coalition}} |- ! 1992 | {{center|Ján Čarnogurský}} | 277,061 | 2.89 | {{Composition bar|6|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} | {{center|{{decrease}} 5}} | {{decrease}} 10th | 272,100 | 2.84 | {{Composition bar|8|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} | {{center|{{decrease}} 6}} | {{decrease}} 7th | {{no2|Opposition}} |} ===Slovak National Council=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Election ! Leader ! Votes ! % !Rank ! Seats !+/– !Government |- !1990 |Ján Čarnogurský |648,782 |19.2 |{{increase}} 2nd |{{composition bar|31|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} | {{Increase}} 31 |{{Yes2|VPN–KDH–DS}} |- ! rowspan="2" |1992 | rowspan="2" |Ján Čarnogurský | rowspan="2" |273,945 | rowspan="2" |8.9 | rowspan="2" |{{decrease}} 3rd | rowspan="2" |{{composition bar|18|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} | rowspan="2" |{{Decrease}} 13 |{{No2|Opposition {{small|(1992–1994)}}}} |- |{{Yes2|SDĽ–KDH–DEÚS–NDS {{small|(1994)}}}} |} ===National Council=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Election ! Leader ! Votes ! % !Rank ! Seats !+/– !Government |- !1994 | rowspan="2" |Ján Čarnogurský |289,987 |10.1 |{{decrease}} 4th |{{composition bar|17|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} |{{Decrease}} 1 |{{No2|Opposition}} |- ! rowspan="2" | 1998 | 884,497 |26.3 |{{increase}} 2nd |{{composition bar|15|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} |{{Decrease}} 2 |{{Yes2|SDK–SDĽ–SMK–SOP}} |- | colspan=7 | Part of the Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK), which won 42 seats in total |- ! rowspan="2" |2002 | rowspan="3" |Pavol Hrušovský | rowspan="2" |237,202 | rowspan="2" |8.3 | rowspan="2" |{{decrease}} 5th | rowspan="2" |{{composition bar|15|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} | rowspan="2" |{{Steady}} 0 |{{Yes2|SDKÚ–SMK–KDH–ANO {{small|(2002–2006)}}}} |- |{{No2|Opposition {{small|(2006)}}}} |- !2006 |191,443 |8.3 |{{decrease}} 6th |{{composition bar|14|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} |{{Decrease}} 1 |{{No2|Opposition}} |- !2010 | rowspan="3" |Ján Figeľ |215,755 |8.5 |{{increase}} 4th |{{composition bar|15|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} |{{increase}} 1 |{{Yes2|SDKÚ–SaS–KDH–Bridge}} |- !2012 |225,361 |8.8 |{{increase}} 2nd |{{composition bar|16|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} |{{increase}} 1 |{{No2|Opposition}} |- !2016 |128,908 |4.9 |{{decrease}} 9th |{{composition bar|0|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} |{{Decrease}} 16 | style="background:Lightgray;" align=center | No seats |- ! 2020 |Alojz Hlina | 134,099 |4.7 |{{increase}} 8th | {{composition bar|0|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} |{{Steady}} 0 | style="background:Lightgray;" align=center | No seats |- !2023 |Milan Majerský |202,515 |6.8 |{{increase}} 5th |{{composition bar|12|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} |{{increase}} 12 |{{No2|Opposition}} |}

===European Parliament=== {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center |- !Election !List leader !Votes !% !Rank !Seats !+/– !EP Group |- !2004 |Anna Záborská |113,655 |16.2 |{{increase}} 4th |{{composition bar|3|14|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} | {{increase}} 3 | EPP-ED |- !2009 |Martin Fronc |89,905 |10.9 |{{steady}} 4th |{{composition bar|2|13|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} |{{decrease}} 1 | rowspan="4" |EPP |- !2014 |Anna Záborská |74,108 |13.2 |{{increase}} 2nd |{{composition bar|2|13|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} |{{Steady}} 0 |- !2019 |Ivan Štefanec |95,588 |9.7 |{{decrease}} 4th |{{composition bar|2|14|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} |{{Steady}} 0 |- !2024 |Miriam Lexmann |105,602 |7.2 |{{decrease}} 5th |{{composition bar|1|15|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}} |{{Decrease}} 1 |}

===President=== {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ ! rowspan="2" |Election ! rowspan="2" |Candidate ! colspan="3" |First round ! colspan="3" |Second round |- !Votes !% !Rank !Votes !% !Rank |- !1999 |{{Yes2|''Endorsed Rudolf Schuster''}} |1,396,950 |47.4 |1st |1,727,48 |57.2 |1st |- !2004 |{{No2|František Mikloško}} |129,414 |6.5 |5th | colspan="3" bgcolor=lightgrey |not qualified |- !2009 |{{No2|''Endorsed Iveta Radičová''}} |713,735 |38.1 |2nd |988,808 |44.5 |2nd |- !2014 |{{No2|Pavol Hrušovský}} |63,298 |3.3 |6th | colspan="3" bgcolor=lightgrey |not qualified |- !2019 |{{No2|''Endorsed František Mikloško''}} |122,916 |5.7 |5th | colspan="3" bgcolor=lightgrey |not qualified |- !2024 |{{No2|''Endorsed Ivan Korčok''}} |958,393 |42.5 |1st |1,243,709 |46.9 |2nd |}

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==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== * {{Official website|www.kdh.sk}} {{in lang|sk}}

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