Slovak Democratic and Christian Union � Democratic Party (original) (raw)


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Slovak Democratic and Christian Union � Democratic Party

The Slovak Democratic and Christian Union � Democratic Party (Slovensk� demokratick� a kresťansk� �nia � Demokratick� strana, SKDU'-DS) was founded in 2000 as the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (Slovensk� demokratick� a kresťansk� �nia) and the present name was adopted in 2006 after the fusion with the Democratic Party
(Demokratick� strana)/, which was founded in 1989 at the end of the Velvet Revolution. The party is a member of the European People's Party and Centrist Democrat International.

Sources:
[1] Slovak Democratic and Christian Union � Democratic Party at Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_Democratic_and_Christian_Union_%E2%80%93_Democratic_Party
[2] Democratic Party at Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28Slovakia%29

Tomislav Todorovic, 9 December 2014

Slovak Democratic and Christian Union � Democratic Party flag

Original flag (c.2000-2010/2011)

[[SDKU flag]](../images/s/sk}sdku.gif)image by Tomislav Todorovic, 9 December 2014
Image derived from the Wikipedia image of party logo

Slovak Democratic and Christian Union used the flag with design identical to that of its logo: blue field with the ratio 1:1, charged with the initials SKD� in white, positioned in top fly corner so that the acute accent touches the top edge. The flag was still used after the 2006 merger and name change. It was photographed in Bratislava on 2010-06-15, the photos being available here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdku-ds/4702870522/in/set-72157624154920735
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdku-ds/4702885404/in/set-72157624279491734
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdku-ds/4702251187/in/set-72157624279491734
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdku-ds/4702251133/in/set-72157624279491734

The shade of blue seems to be that from the flag of European Union, or very close.

Current flag (2010/2011-present)

[[SDKU flag]](../images/s/sk}sdku-ds.gif)image by Tomislav Todorovic, 9 December 2014
Image derived from the Wikipedia image of party logo

By mid-2011, a new flag was adopted: blue field with the ratio 1:1, charged with the old logo within a white border, acute accent touching the border's inner edge, and the inscription DEMOKRATICKA' STRANA in white added beneath it; the whole device is set off-centre, closest to the top hoist corner. The photos of this flag, taken on 2011-09-10, are available here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdku-ds/6139916237/in/set-72157627653572932
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdku-ds/6140468028/in/set-72157627653572932
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdku-ds/6140467756/in/set-72157627653572932

Tomislav Todorovic, 9 December 2014