Slovene People's Party (historical)

Slovene People's Party
Slovenska ljudska stranka
FounderAnton Korošec
Founded1892
Banned1945
Succeeded bySlovene Christian Democrats(1989), Slovenian People's Party(2000)
IdeologyConservatism
Slovenian autonomy
Christian democracy
Slovenian nationalism
European affiliationSIPDIC (attendee)

The Slovene People's Party (Slovene: Slovenska ljudska stranka, pronounced [slɔˈʋèːnska ˈljúːtska ˈstráːŋka], Slovene abbreviation SLS) was a Slovenian political party in the 19th and 20th centuries, active in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Between 1907 and 1941, it was the largest and arguably the most influential political party in the Slovene Lands. It was dissolved by the Yugoslav Communist authorities in 1945, but continued to be active in exile until 1992, when it merged with the Slovene Christian Democrats. The contemporary Slovene People's Party, founded in 1988, was named after it.