Example sentences of "[noun sg] for a [adj] slovakia " in BNC.

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1 The internal power struggle over constitutional and economic reform within Slovakia 's ruling Public Against Violence ( VPN or PAV ) came to a head on March 6 when the Prime Minister , Vladimir Meciar , announced the formation of a separate minority faction , to be known as Platform for a Democratic Slovakia .
2 This proposal , already rejected by Havel and Czech political forces and the pro-federation wing of the VPN , subsequently gained the backing of Meciar 's Platform for a Democratic Slovakia [ see above ] .
3 On April 24 tens of thousands of people took part in a rally organized by Meciar 's Platform for a Democratic Slovakia faction .
4 The Platform for a Democratic Slovakia formally split from PAV at an extraordinary PAV congress in Kosice on April 27 .
5 The MFDS had developed from the Platform for a Democratic Slovakia , which had split from the Public Against Violence ( then the dominant party in the ruling Slovak coalition ) on April 27 after the dismissal of Meciar as Slovak Prime Minister [ see p. 38161 ] .
6 On March 6 , 1991 , the then Prime Minister of Slovakia , Vladimir Meciar , announced the formation of a minority faction , Platform for a Democratic Slovakia , within the ruling Public Against Violence ( PAV ) [ see p. 38106 ] .
7 The split between Meciar 's Platform for a Democratic Slovakia and PAV was formalized later in the same month .
8 Dubcek faced calls from right-wing forces for his resignation as Assembly Chairman in view of his " practical support " for the opposition party Movement for a Democratic Slovakia ( HZDS ) , a group which had split from VPN in March 1991 [ see p. 38106 ] .
9 Leading Slovak politicians , including Vladimir Meciar , the former Slovak Prime Minister and the leader of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia , launched an initiative called " For a Free Slovakia " [ for Meciar 's proposal for a " grand coalition " of Slovak political parties , see p. 38381 ] .
10 On March 25 Czechoslovak federal police launched an investigation into the activities of Vladimir Meciar , the leader of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia ( MDS or HZDS ) .
11 In Slovakia , on the other hand , the chief victor was Vladimir Meciar 's Movement for a Democratic Slovakia ( HZDS ) , whose nationalist platform drew heavily on economic discontent engendered by the harsh application of Klaus 's free-market principles , and favoured greater state intervention , if necessary supported by budget deficits .
12 Chamber of the People Chamber of Nations Czech Lands Slovakia Total MPs Czech Lands Slovakia Total MPs % MPs % MPs % MPs % MPs Civic Democratic Party-Christian Democratic Party 33.90 46+2 3.95 0 48 33.43 34+3 3.66 0 37 Movement for a Democratic Slovakia — - 33.53 23+1 24 — - 33.85 31+2 33
13 Civic Democratic Party 29.73 76 Left Bloc 14.05 35 Czechoslovak Social Democracy 6.53 16 Liberal Social Union 6.52 16 Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People 's Party 6.28 15 Association for the Republic-Republican Party of Czechoslovakia 5.98 14 Civic Democratic Alliance 5.93 14 Movement for Self-administered Democracy-Society for Moravia and Silesia 5.87 14 Civic Movement 4.59 0 Others 14.52 0 Total 100 200 % of vote Seats Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 37.26 74 Party of Democratic Left 14.70 29 Christian Democratic Movement 8.88 18 Slovak National Party 7.93 15 Hungarian minority coalition 7.42 14 Civic Democratic Union 4.03 0 Social Democratic Party in Slovakia 4.00 0 Others 15.78 0 Total 100 150
14 Negotiations were begun between the Civic Democratic Party and the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia as the two largest parties .
15 The Civic Democratic Party was reported as favouring a continued federal structure , while the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia argued for a confederation of two sovereign states each of which would be a separate legal entity in international law .
16 At the constituent session on June 25 of the new Federal Assembly Michal Kovac of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia was elected unopposed as chair of the Federal Assembly ( in place of Dubcek ) , Vaclav Benda of the Civic Democratic Party-Christian Democratic Party as chair of the Chamber of the People , and Roman Zeleney of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia as chair of the Chamber of Nations .
17 At the constituent session on June 25 of the new Federal Assembly Michal Kovac of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia was elected unopposed as chair of the Federal Assembly ( in place of Dubcek ) , Vaclav Benda of the Civic Democratic Party-Christian Democratic Party as chair of the Chamber of the People , and Roman Zeleney of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia as chair of the Chamber of Nations .
18 Three days later Vaclav Klaus , Czech Prime Minister and leader of the Civic Democratic Party ( ODS ) , and Vladimir Meciar , Slovak Prime Minister and leader of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia ( HZDS ) , reached a political agreement on the steps to be taken towards the abolition of the federation .
19 Three days later Vaclav Klaus , Czech Prime Minister and leader of the Civic Democratic Party ( ODS ) , and Vladimir Meciar , Slovak Prime Minister and leader of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia ( HZDS ) , reached a political agreement on the steps to be taken towards the abolition of the federation .
20 The Czech Prime Minister and leader of the Civic Democratic Party ( ODS ) , Vaclav Klaus , and the Slovak Prime Minister , Vladimir Meciar , leader of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia ( HZDS ) , met in Prague on Aug. 12 .
21 The constitution was signed on Sept. 3 at a televised ceremony in Bratislava Castle by SNC chairman Ivan Gasparovic and Vladimir Meciar , the Slovak Premier and leader of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia ( HZDS ) , who later appeared on a balcony before cheering crowds .
22 The rejection of the original bill was criticized strongly by Vaclav Klaus , the Czech Prime Minister and leader of the Civic Democratic Party ( ODS ) , who had drawn it up with his Slovak counterpart and leader of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia ( HZDS ) , Vladimir Meciar [ see pp. 39061-62 ] .
23 He is deputy chairman of the dominant Movement for a Democratic Slovakia ( HZDS ) , the party whose vigorous campaign for Slovak independence hastened Czechoslovakia 's partition into separate Czech and Slovak states on 1 January .
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