Social Democrats (Slovenia)

Social Democrats
Socialni demokrati
AbbreviationSD
LeaderMatjaž Han
FounderCiril Ribičič
Founded29 May 1993 (1993-05-29)
Preceded byZKS
HeadquartersLjubljana
Youth wingYouth Forum of Social Democrats
Membership (2013)12,109
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
European affiliationParty of European Socialists
European Parliament groupProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
International affiliationProgressive Alliance
Colors  Red
National Assembly
7 / 90
European Parliament
1 / 9
Mayors
14 / 212
Municipal council
302 / 2,750
Party flag
Website
socialnidemokrati.si

The Social Democrats (Slovene: Socialni demokrati, SD) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Slovenia. Led by Matjaž Han, the party was known as the United List of Social Democrats (Slovene: Združena lista socialnih demokratov [zələsəˈdə́]) from 1993 until 2005. It is the successor of the League of Communists of Slovenia. As of 2022, the party is a member of a three-party coalition government with Robert Golob's Freedom Movement alongside The Left, as well as a full member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance.