Editing Christian Democratic Movement (section)

{{Short description|Slovakian political party}}
{{Expand Slovak|date=September 2024}}
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{{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  = 2023
| membership       = {{decrease}} 5,834<ref>{{Cite web|title=Výročná správa za rok 2023|url=https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/statna_komisia_pre_volby/30_annual_report/ar2023/VS23_KDH.pdf|website=[[Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia)]]|language=sk|year=2023}}</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>
 |[[Pro-Europeanism]]<ref>{{cite book|first1=Thomas|last1=Muller|first2=Judith|last2=Isacoff|first3=Tom|last3=Lansford|title = Political Handbook of the World 2012 | year = 2012|publisher=CQ Press|location=Los Angeles, California|isbn=978-1-60871-995-2 | page = [https://archive.org/details/politicalhandboo0000unse_a2s3/page/1284 1284] | url = https://archive.org/details/politicalhandboo0000unse_a2s3/page/1284 }}</ref>
}}
| position         = [[Centre-right politics|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"<br>('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]]
}}
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| seats1_title     = [[National Council of the Slovak Republic|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     = [[Regions of Slovakia|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     = [[Regions of Slovakia|Regional deputies]]{{efn|name=coalitions|Also with coalitions.}}{{r|volbysr}}
| seats4           = {{Composition bar|62|419|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}}
| seats5_title     = [[Mayor|Mayors]]{{efn|name=coalitions}}{{r|volbysr}}
| seats5           = {{Composition bar|244|2904|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}}
| seats6_title     = [[Councillor|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]]|Tomáš Merašický}}
| 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 democracy|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> [[List of political parties in Slovakia|political party]] in Slovakia that is a member of the [[European People's Party]] (EPP) and an observer of the [[Centrist Democrat International]].