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League of Communists of Slovenia

Field	Value
country	Slovenia
name	League of Communists of Slovenia
native_name	Zveza komunistov Slovenije
Savez komunista Slovenije
logo	[[File:Emblem of the LCY.svg	150px]]
colorcode
leader	General Secretary of the League of Communists of Slovenia
foundation	18 April 1937
dissolution	4 February 1990
successor	United List of Social Democrats (ZLSD)
headquarters	Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
ideology	Communism
Marxism-Leninism
Titoism
position	Left-wing to far-left
national	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
colours	Red
flag	Flag of the LCY (SKJ).svg
footnotes	Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia

Savez komunista Slovenije Marxism-Leninism Titoism

The League of Communists of Slovenia (, ZKS; ) was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1990. It was established in April 1937 as the Communist Party of Slovenia and was the first autonomous sub-national branch of the federal party. Its initial autonomy was further amplified with the Yugoslav constitution of 1974, which devolved greater power to the various republic level branches.

History

In 1989, Slovenia passed amendments to its constitution that asserted its sovereignty over the federation, its right to secede and set foundations to a multi-party system. These amendments were bitterly opposed by the leadership of Yugoslavia under Slobodan Milošević. On 23 January 1990, the Slovene delegation, headed by Milan Kučan, left the Party Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, leading to the collapse of the all-Yugoslav party.

On 4 February 1990, the League of Communists of Slovenia changed its name to the League of Communists of Slovenia – Party of Democratic Renewal (Zveza komunistov Slovenije – Stranka demokratične prenove, ZKS-SDP); shortly afterwards, it began negotiations with the Democratic Opposition of Slovenia for the establishment of a multi-party system. In April 1990, the reformed Communists lost the elections to the DEMOS coalition.

The party discarded the ZKS part of its name around 1992, even though it had ceased to be a Marxist-Leninist/Titoist party long before then. It eventually evolved into the Social Democrats, which is still one of the major parties in independent Slovenia.

Party leaders

Main article: President of the League of Communists of Slovenia

Franc Leskošek (1937–1945) (1897–1983)
Boris Kidrič (1945–1946) (1912–1953)
Miha Marinko (1946–1966) (1900–1983)
Albert Jakopič (October 1966– December 1968) (1914–1996)
Franc Popit (December 1968 – April 1982) (1921–2013)
Andrej Marinc (April 1982 – May 1986) (1930–2025)
Milan Kučan (May 1986 – December 1989) (born 1941)
Ciril Ribičič (December 1989 – May 1990) (born 1947)

Other influential leaders

Edvard Kardelj (1910–1979)
Tone Tomšič (1910–1942)
Vida Tomšič (1913–1998)
Boris Kraigher (1914–1967)
Lidija Šentjurc (1911–2000)
Ivan Maček (1908–1993)
Sergej Kraigher (1914–2001)
Boris Ziherl (1910–1976)
Stane Dolanc (1925–1999)
Mitja Ribičič (1919–2013)
Prežihov Voranc (1893–1950)
Dragotin Gustinčič (1882–1974)
Stane Kavčič (1919–1987)
Viktor Avbelj (1914–1993)
Vladimir Krivic (1914–1996)
Ivan Regent (1884–1967)
Jože Potrč (1903–1963)
Aleš Bebler (1907–1981)
Joža Vilfan (1908–1987)
Mirko Košir (1905–1951)
Angela Vode (1892–1985)
Dušan Kermavner (1903–1975)
France Klopčič (1903–1986)
Dušan Pirjevec (1921–1977)
Franc Šetinc (1929–2016)
Janez Vipotnik (1917–1998)
Vinko Hafner (1920–2015)
Jože Smole (1927–1996)

Electoral results

Presidential

Election	Candidate	1st round	2nd round	Result	Votes	%	Votes	%	1990	1992
Milan Kučan	538,278	44.43	657,196	58.59
795,012	63.93

National Assembly

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government	1990	1992
Ciril Ribičič	186,928	17.3 (#1)		14
161,349	13.6 (#3)

References

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