Editing Christian Democratic Movement

{{Short description|Slovakian political party}}
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{{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]].

==History==
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In the [[2014 European Parliament election in Slovakia|2014 European elections]], KDH came second place nationally, receiving 13.21% of the vote and electing 2 [[Member of the European Parliament|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 Slovak parliamentary election|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 (news channel)|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" | [[Federal Assembly (Czechoslovakia)|Chamber of People]]
! colspan="5" | [[Federal Assembly (Czechoslovakia)|Chamber of Nations]]
! rowspan="2" | Government
|-
! Votes !! % !! Seats !! +/– !! Position !! Votes !! % !! Seats !! +/– !! Position
|-
! [[1990 Czechoslovak parliamentary election|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 Czechoslovak parliamentary election|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 Slovak parliamentary election|1990]]
|[[Ján Čarnogurský]]
|648,782
|19.2
|{{increase}} 2nd
|{{composition bar|31|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}}
| {{Increase}} 31
|{{Yes2|[[Public Against Violence|VPN]]–KDH–[[Democratic Party (Slovakia, 1989)|DS]]}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[1992 Slovak parliamentary election|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<br>{{small|(1992–1994)}}}}
|-
|{{Yes2|[[Party of the Democratic Left (Slovakia)|SDĽ]]–KDH–[[Democratic Union of Slovakia|DEÚS]]–[[National Democratic Party (Slovakia)|NDS]]<br>{{small|(1994)}}}}
|}
===National Council===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Election
! Leader
! Votes
! %
!Rank
! Seats
!+/–
!Government
|-
![[1994 Slovak parliamentary election|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 Slovak parliamentary election|1998]]
| 884,497
|26.3
|{{increase}} 2nd
|{{composition bar|15|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}}
|{{Decrease}} 2
|{{Yes2|SDK–[[Party of the Democratic Left (Slovakia)|SDĽ]]–[[Party of the Hungarian Community|SMK]]–[[Party of Civic Understanding|SOP]]}}
|-
| colspan=7 | Part of the [[Slovak Democratic Coalition]] (SDK), which won 42 seats in total
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[2002 Slovak parliamentary election|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|[[Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party|SDKÚ]]–[[Party of the Hungarian Community|SMK]]–KDH–[[Alliance of the New Citizen|ANO]]<br/>{{small|(2002–2006)}}}}
|-
|{{No2|Opposition<br/>{{small|(2006)}}}}
|-
![[2006 Slovak parliamentary election|2006]]
|191,443
|8.3
|{{decrease}} 6th
|{{composition bar|14|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}}
|{{Decrease}} 1
|{{No2|Opposition}}
|-
![[2010 Slovak parliamentary election|2010]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Ján Figeľ]]
|215,755
|8.5
|{{increase}} 4th
|{{composition bar|15|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|{{Yes2|[[Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party|SDKÚ]]–[[Freedom and Solidarity|SaS]]–KDH–[[Most–Híd|Bridge]]}}
|-
![[2012 Slovak parliamentary election|2012]]
|225,361
|8.8
|{{increase}} 2nd
|{{composition bar|16|150|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|{{No2|Opposition}}
|-
![[2016 Slovak parliamentary election|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 Slovak parliamentary election|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 Slovak parliamentary election|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 European Parliament election in Slovakia|2004]]
|[[Anna Záborská]]
|113,655
|16.2
|{{increase}} 4th
|{{composition bar|3|14|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| [[European People's Party - European Democrats|EPP-ED]]
|-
![[2009 European Parliament election in Slovakia|2009]]
|[[Martin Fronc]]
|89,905	
|10.9
|{{steady}} 4th
|{{composition bar|2|13|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
| rowspan="4" |[[European People's Party Group|EPP]]
|-
![[2014 European Parliament election in Slovakia|2014]]
|Anna Záborská
|74,108
|13.2
|{{increase}} 2nd
|{{composition bar|2|13|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}}
|{{Steady}} 0
|-
![[2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia|2019]]
|[[Ivan Štefanec]]
|95,588
|9.7
|{{decrease}} 4th
|{{composition bar|2|14|hex={{party color|Christian Democratic Movement}}}}
|{{Steady}} 0
|-
![[2024 European Parliament election in Slovakia|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 Slovak presidential election|1999]]
|{{Yes2|''Endorsed<br>[[Rudolf Schuster]]''}}
|1,396,950
|47.4
|1st
|1,727,48
|57.2
|1st
|-
![[2004 Slovak presidential election|2004]]
|{{No2|[[František Mikloško]]}}
|129,414
|6.5
|5th
| colspan="3" bgcolor=lightgrey |not qualified
|-
![[2009 Slovak presidential election|2009]]
|{{No2|''Endorsed<br>[[Iveta Radičová]]''}}
|713,735
|38.1
|2nd
|988,808
|44.5
|2nd
|-
![[2014 Slovak presidential election|2014]]
|{{No2|[[Pavol Hrušovský]]}}
|63,298
|3.3
|6th
| colspan="3" bgcolor=lightgrey |not qualified
|-
![[2019 Slovak presidential election|2019]]
|{{No2|''Endorsed<br>František Mikloško''}}
|122,916
|5.7
|5th
| colspan="3" bgcolor=lightgrey |not qualified
|-
![[2024 Slovak presidential election|2024]]
|{{No2|''Endorsed<br>[[Ivan Korčok]]''}}
|958,393
|42.5
|1st
|1,243,709
|46.9
|2nd
|}

==See also==
*[[Politics of Slovakia]]
*[[List of political parties in Slovakia]]
*[[Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

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

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

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