= Slovenian Democratic Party = '''Slovenian Democratic Party''' ('''SDS''') (''Slovenska demokratska stranka'') is a [[Slovenia/PoliticalParties|political party]] in [[Slovenia/Democratization#Republic_of_Slovenia|Slovenia]]. <> ---- == Platform == ---- == History == The party has formerly been known as the '''Social Democratic Union of Slovenia''' and the '''Social Democratic Party''' ('''SDSS''') (''Socialdemokratska stranka Slovenije''). [[Slovenia/JozePucnik|Pučnik]] led the party to establish a coalition known as '''Democratic Opposition of Slovenia''' ('''DEMOS''') (''Demokratična opozicija Slovenije''). This coalition won a majority in the first free elections held in 1990. In 2003, the party was renamed to '''Slovenian Democratic Party'''. ---- == Leadership == ||'''Leaders''' ||'''Term'''|| ||... ||... || ||[[Slovenia/JozePucnik|Jože Pučnik]]||1989 - 1993|| ||... ||... || ---- CategoryRicottone