= Public Against Violence = '''Public Against Violence''' (''Verejnosť proti násiliu'', '''VPN''') was a [[Slovakia/PoliticalParties|political party]] in [[Slovakia/Democratization#Socialist_Czechoslovak_Republic|Slovakia]]. The affiliated [[Czechia/PoliticalParties|Czech party]] was called [[Czechia/CivicForum|Civic Forum]]. <> ---- == Platform == ---- == History == The party began to fragment in 1991, with [[Slovakia/VladimirMeciar|Mečiar]] leading a faction to found [[Slovakia/PeoplesPartyMovementForADemocraticSlovakia|HZDS]]. In 1992, the remainder of the party was renamed to '''Civic Democratic Union''' (''Občianska demokratická únia'', ODÚ), but would not win any seats with this name. ---- == Leaders == ---- CategoryRicottone