The Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS — Slovenian: Slovenska demokratska stranka), previously the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia (Slovenian: Socialdemokratska stranka Slovenije) is a political party in Slovenia. In the outgoing State Chamber of Slovenia it has 14 of 90 seats. It is led by Janez Janša.
At the European election it got 17.7% which yielded 2 seats in the European parliament out of a total 7 from Slovenia. It is a member of the EPP party group.
General elections in October of 2004 gave the party a six-point plurality over the governing Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (Slovenian: Liberalna Demokracija Slovenije); the SDS is expected to lead a governing coalition of conservative parties.
See also: Politics of Slovenia, List of political parties in Slovenia.
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