Social Democratic Alternative
The Social Democratic Alternative () was a political party in Slovakia. In 2001 the "Party of the Democratic Left" ("SDL") more and more turned away from the Dzurinda-government – the then finance minister Brigita Schmögnerová and other popular politicians from the social-liberal wing of the "SDL" (like Peter Weiss and Milan Ftáčnik) the "SDL" to found a ""modern, anti-nationalist and anti-populist"" party. At the last legislative elections, 20 and 21 September 2002, the party won 1.8% of the popular vote and no seats. It merged with the "SMER" party as from January 2005. Social Democratic