Democrats

The Democrats (, D), during 2018 – 2023 known as TOGETHER – Civic Democracy and later the Blue Coalition (, MK), is a Slovak political party founded in 2018 by Miroslav Beblavý. The party has changed leadership multiple times and is led by the former prime minister of Slovakia Eduard Heger since 7 March 2023. Ideology TOGETHER – Civic Democracy was a centre-right conservative liberal and liberal conservative party. SPOLU was placed as centrist or centre-right on the political spectrum. The current leader of the party Eduard Heger presents the party as centrist, pro-European, pro-NATO and green. History The creation of SPOLU was announced on 17 November 2017, by former under-secretary of Sieť Miroslav Beblavý, who left the party in protest of its decision to join the Smer-led government, and former under-secretary of liberal SaS Jozef Mihál. The party presents itself as a centre-right, pro-European party focusing on a modern economy, accessible healthcare and a functional educational system.