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The '''True Slovak National Party''', also translated as '''Real Slovak National Party''' (''Pravá Slovenská národná strana''), was a minor [[extremism|extreme]]<ref>[http://www.fes.sk/arch_en/2002_elections.pdf Slovak parliamentary parties before 2002 - PDF]</ref> [[far-right]] [[political party]] in [[Slovakia]]. At the 20 and 21 September 2002 [[legislative]] [[elections in Slovakia|elections]], the party won 3.7% of the popular vote and no seats. Since that time, the party re-merged with the SNS, wich elected Ján Slota chairman. | The '''True Slovak National Party''', also translated as '''Real Slovak National Party''' (''Pravá Slovenská národná strana''), was a minor [[extremism|extreme]]<ref>[http://www.fes.sk/arch_en/2002_elections.pdf Slovak parliamentary parties before 2002 - PDF]</ref> [[far-right]] [[political party]] in [[Slovakia]]. At the 20 and 21 September 2002 [[legislative]] [[elections in Slovakia|elections]], the party won 3.7% of the popular vote and no seats. Since that time, the party re-merged with the SNS, wich elected Ján Slota chairman. | ||
Revision as of 12:18, 28 March 2007
The True Slovak National Party, also translated as Real Slovak National Party (Pravá Slovenská národná strana), was a minor extreme[1] far-right political party in Slovakia. At the 20 and 21 September 2002 legislative elections, the party won 3.7% of the popular vote and no seats. Since that time, the party re-merged with the SNS, wich elected Ján Slota chairman.
History
In 2001, internal conflicts within the Slovak National Party (SNS) finally led to a split, by shuting out Ján Slota and 7 other MPs of the SNS, whom founded the True Slovak National Party in late 2001. The founding congress elected unanimously Ján Slota chairman of the party. After the failrue to enter the Slovak parlament on the parlamientary elections of 2002, the party formed a coalition with SNS. After the 2004 European Parlamentary elections, where they nominated candidates together, and failed to send any candidates, since they reached only 2,01%[2] the two parties re-merged.