Common Choice
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Common Choice was a election union in Slovakia
from 1994-1997.
Members were the post-communist Party of the Democratic Left
(SDL), the Social Democratic Party of Slovakia
(SDSS), the minor Farmers movement, the Slovak Green Party
and one/two other minor partys.
The SDSS did not get into the Slovak parliamentary in 1992, which was the reason they joined the Common Choice.
Common Choice gained 10.18% (18 seats) in the Slovak parliament. This was beneath all expectations. They did not form a part of the government.
In 1997 the SDL pledged to support the government of Vladimír Mečiar
while the SDSS focussed themselves on the other opposition parties and later joined the Slovak Democratic Coalition
. Because of this rift, the Common Choice failed and split into different factions.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
from 1994-1997.
Members were the post-communist Party of the Democratic Left
Party of the Democratic Left (Slovakia)
The Party of the Democratic Left was a social-democratic political party in Slovakia from 1990 to 2004.It was founded in 1990, out of the Communist Party of Slovakia....
(SDL), the Social Democratic Party of Slovakia
Social Democratic Party of Slovakia
The Social Democratic Party of Slovakia was a left wing political party in Slovakia...
(SDSS), the minor Farmers movement, the Slovak Green Party
Green Party (Slovakia)
The Green Party is an ecologist political party in Slovakia without parliamentary representation.From 1994 to 1997 the Green Party was part of the union Common Choice.- External links :*...
and one/two other minor partys.
The SDSS did not get into the Slovak parliamentary in 1992, which was the reason they joined the Common Choice.
Common Choice gained 10.18% (18 seats) in the Slovak parliament. This was beneath all expectations. They did not form a part of the government.
In 1997 the SDL pledged to support the government of Vladimír Mečiar
Vladimír Meciar
Vladimír Mečiar is a Slovak politician who was Prime Minister of Slovakia from 1990 to 1991, from 1992 to 1994, and from 1994 to 1998. He is the leader of the People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia...
while the SDSS focussed themselves on the other opposition parties and later joined the Slovak Democratic Coalition
Slovak Democratic Coalition
The Slovak Democratic Coalition was a political party in Slovakia, which existed from 1998 to 2002.-SDK coalition:The SDK was founded on 3 July 1997 as an electoral coalition, from the five political parties, namely Democratic Union, Christian Democratic Movement, Democratic Party, Social...
. Because of this rift, the Common Choice failed and split into different factions.