Slovene People's Party (historical)
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Founder | Politics of Yugoslavia |
The Slovene People's Party (
From the establishment of the party to the collapse of Austria Hungary
The Slovene People’s Party was founded under the name Catholic National Party (Katoliška narodna stranka) in 1892 in Ljubljana[citation needed] with the aim of working in the Carniola region. On 27 November 1905, the ruling body of the party adopted a motion changing the name to Slovene People’s Party. Under the influence of Ivan Šusteršič, Evgen Lampe and Janez Evangelist Krek, the party evolved in the early years of the new century from a conservative party into a Christian Social party, based on mass support. The main plank of its programme was support for workers and farmers. Šusteršič, Krek and their colleagues worked to establish a broad network of cooperatives and lenders, which offered credit on favourable terms and assistance. By 1907, they had already established 433 collectives.[citation needed]
In October 1909, the Carniolan SLS joined with related Catholic organisations from
In Yugoslavia
In 1917, the SLS had a decisive influence on the adoption of the
In the general Yugoslav elections of November 1920, the SLS lost its absolute majority in Slovenia for the first time since 1907. From 87% of all Slovenian mandates before the elections, it fell to just 36% of the popular vote after the elections. Thereafter, the party gradually shifted its orientation: it quit the Yugoslav government and began to agitate for greater autonomy for Slovenes within the
Following the breakdown of the Federalist Bloc, the SLS was forced to redefine its tactics. From a federalist program, it turned back on the defence of purely Slovenian interests, trying to form a compromise with the centralist establishment. After multiple unsuccessful attempts, the SLS was included in the Yugoslav government in 1927, when it formed a coalition with the Serbian People's Radical Party. The roles were now reversed, with the Slovene People's Party in government, and its former Croatian agrarian allies in opposition.[citation needed]
After the
After King Alexander’s death in 1934, the SLS started working for a gradual re-approachment to the central government. In 1935, the SLS entered a new Yugoslav government together with Serb radicals and
In the years prior to World War Two, the SLS started facing opposition from its own files. Its
World War II
Despite questions of fairness in the elections, it is beyond doubt that before the outbreak of World War II, the SLS was still the largest and most powerful political party in Slovenia, enjoying the support of vast strata of the population. When Anton Korošec died in 1940, the party was left without any real leadership, because there was no charismatic personality that could effectively take on the role of leading the party. The new president of the SLS was Father
After World War II
After World War II, the
1992 marked the party’s return to Slovenia, when the party merged with the
Prominent members
Before World War One
- Ivan Šušteršič
- Janez Evangelist Krek
- Evgen Lampe
- Fran Šuklje
- Karel Klun
After World War One
- Anton Korošec
- Andrej Gosar
- Izidor Cankar
- Fran Kulovec
- Franc Snoj
- Alojzij Kuhar
- Marko Natlačen
- Juro Adlešič
- Ivan Ahčin
- Miloš Stare
- Miha Krek
- Ciril Žebot
- Engelbert Besednjak
- Virgil Šček
- Janko Kralj
References
- Erjavec, Fran. Zgodovina katoliškega gibanja na Slovenskem. Ljubljana, 1928.
- Erjavec, Fran. Nastanek slovenskih političnih strank. Warwickshire. 1954.
- Rahten, Andrej. Slovenska ljudska stranka v dunajskem parlamentu: slovenska parlamentarna politika v habsburški monarhiji 1897-1914. Celje, 2001.
- Rahten, Andrej. Slovenska ljudska stranka v beograjski skupščini : jugoslovanski klub v parlamentarnem življenju Kraljevine SHS 1919-1929. Ljubljana, 2002. ISBN 961-6358-53-7