Movement for Democracy (Slovakia)

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The Movement for Democracy (Slovak: Hnutie za demokraciu) is a political party in Slovakia created in 2002 when it split from the People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia. From 2002 to 2004 the first leader of the party was Ivan Gašparovič, the former president of Slovakia. The leader since 2004 is Jozef Grapa.

In the parliamentary election of 17 June 2006, the party won 0.6% of the popular vote and lost parliamentary representation. Movement for Democracy was part of the Alliance for Europe of the Nations from 2002 to 2009.

Party site

Official website of the Movement for Democracy

Political parties in Slovakia

In the National Council (150 seats)	Direction – Social Democracy (49) Freedom and Solidarity (21) Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (19) Slovak National Party (15) Kotleba – People's Party Our Slovakia (14) Most–Híd (11) We Are Family (11) Network (10)

In the European Parliament (13 seats)	Direction – Social Democracy (4) Christian Democratic Movement (2) Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (2) Freedom and Solidarity (1) Most–Híd (1) Party of the Hungarian Community (1) New Majority (1) Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (1)

Extra-parliamentary parties	ASV Dawn DÚ Forward Hope HZD IDEA KČaS KDS KĽS KSS ĽB ĽS LS Mission 21 NF NOSNP OKS OL PS RIS SDĽ SF SLNKO SĽS SNJ S.O.S. SPS SP SPV-G3000 SRK SRS SZ SZS VZDOR ZRS Z-SNP ŽS ZSNS 99%

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Movement for Democracy (Slovakia)

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