Change from Below, Democratic Union of Slovakia (sometimes translated as Change from the Bottom or Change from the Bottom Up; Slovak: Zmena zdola, Demokratická únia Slovenska, ZZ, DÚ), in the years 2000—2002 Liberal Democratic Union (abbreviation LDÚ), and 2002—2010 Democratic Union of Slovakia (abbreviation ), is a non-parliamentary political party in Slovakia since 2000. Its chairman Ján Budaj is a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic elected on the OĽaNO party's list of candidates.

Change from Below,
Democratic Union of Slovakia
Zmena zdola, Demokratická únia Slovenska
AbbreviationZmena zdola, DÚ
LeaderJán Budaj
Founded7 September 2000; 24 years ago (2000-09-07)
Split fromDemocratic Union
HeadquartersHybešova 41, Bratislava
Membership (2021)Increase 51[1]
IdeologyLiberal conservatism[2]
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationDemocrats
Until 2022:
Civic Democratic Platform,
OĽaNO
International affiliationLiberal International (until 2004)
Colours    Yellow and blue
National Council
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European Parliament
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Website
zmenazdola.sk

Party leadership

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Key members of the party

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History

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The Democratic Union of Slovakia was founded by a group of members of the Democratic Union, dissatisfied with the merger of the Democratic Union into the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union. The group was led by Ján Budaj, who was elected chairman of the party on the founding republican committee on November 4, 2000. The party was registered with the Ministry of the Interior on September 7, 2000, under the original name of the Liberal Democratic Union. In 2002, the party was renamed to a name almost identical to the name of the defunct party "Democratic Union" (see Democratic Union of Slovakia (1994) / DEÚS and Democratic Union / DÚ).

Election results

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Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Status
2020 Igor Matovič[a] 721,166
25.02%
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OĽaNOSRSaS
As a part of the OĽaNONOVA–ZZ list, which won 53 seats in total.

Voting preferences

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As the party has not run for the National Council of the Slovak Republic independently since 2012, the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic does not record its preferences.

Chairman

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  • since 2000 Ján Budaj

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Igor Matovič (OĽaNO) served as leader and Ján Budaj served as ZZ's chairman.

References

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  1. ^ "VS21_R_ZZ.pdf" (PDF). minv.sk (document) (in Slovak). 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. ^ Medzihorsky, Juraj (2020-02-21). "The odds in Slovakia's tight elections are clouded by a blackout, but here come the detailed estimates". kozvelemeny.org. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Voľby do VÚC 2017: ĎAKUJEME! — Zmena zdola". Zmenazdola.sk. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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