Verejnosť proti násiliu
Verejnosť proti násiliu (German public against violence , abbreviated VPN) was a political movement in Czechoslovakia from 1989-1992.
It was founded in Bratislava shortly after the outbreak of the Velvet Revolution on November 19, 1989 and was the main Slovak opposition movement against the communist government . It was the equivalent of the Czech citizens' forum .
The movement successfully participated in the first free elections since 1946 in June 1990 and was part of the first government without the communist party (see Mečiar I government ).
The later movement for a democratic Slovakia split from the VPN in 1991. The rest of the movement lost its influence. A large part of the members founded the Občianska Demokratická únia - VPN ( Civil Democratic Union - VPN , abbreviated ODÚ-VPN , later just ODÚ ) party in 1992 , which was disbanded after its poor performance in the 1992 elections in November 1992.
Results of the VPN in the Slovak parliamentary elections and government participation
| choice | Share of the vote | Parliament seats | Period | Government participation / opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary election 1990 | 29.35% | 48 | June 27, 1990 - April 23, 1991 | In a coalition government consisting of VPN, KDH and DS under Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar (VPN) |
| April 23, 1991 - June 2, 1992 | In a coalition government consisting of VPN, KDH and DS under Prime Minister Ján Čarnogurský (VPN) |
Individual evidence
- ^ Radoslav Štefančík: Christian-Democratic Parties in Slovakia. Trnava 2008, p. 54 ( Google Books , accessed December 21, 2019).
- ^ Rüdiger Kipke : The political systems of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. An introduction. Wiesbaden 2002, p. 30 ( Google Books ).
- ^ Karel Vodička : Elections and Transition in Slovakia. In: Klaus Ziemer : Elections in post-socialist states. Wiesbaden 2003, p. 268 ( Google Books ).