Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia
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The Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia is a Slovenia
n political party led by Karl Erjavec
.
DeSUS was a member of the government led by prime minister Janez Janša
until 2008. In the 2008 elections
the party won 7.4% of vote and 7 out of 90 seats and joined the coalition government led by Borut Pahor
together with SD
, Zares
and LDS
having a combined seat of 50 out of 90.
Parliamentary representation:
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n political party led by Karl Erjavec
Karl Erjavec
Karl Viktor Erjavec is a Slovenian lawyer and politician. Since 2005, he has been the president of the Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia. From 21 November 2008 until 26 January 2010, Erjavec held the position of the Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning in the government of...
.
DeSUS was a member of the government led by prime minister Janez Janša
Janez Janša
Janez Janša is a Slovenian politician who was Prime Minister of Slovenia from November 2004 to November 2008. He has also been President of the Slovenian Democratic Party since 1993...
until 2008. In the 2008 elections
Slovenian parliamentary election, 2008
Parliamentary elections for the 90 deputies to the National Assembly of Slovenia were held on 21 September 2008. 17 parties filed to run in the election, including all nine parliamentary parties...
the party won 7.4% of vote and 7 out of 90 seats and joined the coalition government led by Borut Pahor
Borut Pahor
Borut Pahor is a Slovenian politician who has been Prime Minister of Slovenia since 2008. A longtime president of the Social Democrats party, Pahor served several terms as a member of the National Assembly and was its chairman from 2000 to 2004. In 2004, Pahor was elected as member of the European...
together with SD
Social Democrats (Slovenia)
The Social Democrats is a centre-left political party in Slovenia, currently led by Borut Pahor. From 1993 until 2005, the party was known as the United List of Social Democrats .-Origins:...
, Zares
Zares
Zares – Social Liberals is a social-liberal political party in Slovenia. Its president is Gregor Golobič, former Secretary General of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia and former close advisor to the late Janez Drnovšek, who had previously abandoned active political involvement due to...
and LDS
Liberal Democracy of Slovenia
Liberal Democracy of Slovenia is a liberal political party in Slovenia. It is led by Katarina Kresal and is a member of the Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party...
having a combined seat of 50 out of 90.
Parliamentary representation: