*1935-1941: JNS was in opposition. 1941-1945: Following the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia, political parties were dissolved but continued activities in underground. Facing the communist insurgence, Slovene liberals co-founded the underground national organization Slovene Covenant (Slovenska zaveza). 1945: All democratic parties were dissolved and banned. From ZSMS-Liberal Party to Liberal Democracy of Slovenia 1989: The Socialist Youth League of Slovenia (abbreviated ZSMS) changes its name into Za Svobodo Mislecega Sveta (For the Freedom of a Thinking World) and is shortly after reorganised into the Liberal Party (ZSMS - Liberalna stranka) 1990: The party is renamed into the Liberal Democratic Party (Liberalno demokratska stranka) 1994: The party merged with the ⇒ Democratic Party, a faction of the Slovenian Greens and the Socialist Party of Slovenia into the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (Liberalna demokracija Slovenije), led by Janez Drnovšek From Slovenian Democratic League to Democratic Party 1989: Oppositionals established the Slovenian Democratic League (Slovenska demokratična zveza) 1991: The party is renamed Democratic Party (Demokratska Stranka), led by Dimitrij Rupel 1994: Most of the party merged into the ⇒ Liberal Democracy of Slovenia. A faction continued under the label Democratic Party of Slovenia (Demokratska stranka Slovenije) Zares, Positive Slovenia and Alliance of Alenka Bratušek 2004: Active Slovenia (Aktivna Slovenija) split from Youth Party of Slovenia. 2006: Zoran Janković founded Zoran Janković List (Lista Zorana Jankovića). 2007: Zares split from ⇒ LDS and merged with Active Slovenia. 2011: Zoran Janković founded Positive Slovenia (Pozitivna Slovenija) which also join LDS and Zares members 2014: Alenka Bratušek split from PS and founded Alliance of Alenka Bratušek (Zavezništvo Alenke Bratušek) 2015: Zares dissolved 2016: ZaAB is renamed Alliance of Social Liberal Democrats (Zavezništvo socialno-liberalnih demokratov) 2017: ZaSLD is renamed Party of Alenka Bratušek (Stranka Alenke Bratušek) 2022: SAB merged into ⇒ the Freedom Movement. Civic List 2011: Gregor Virant founded Gregor Virant's Civic List (Državljanska lista Gregorja Viranta) 2012: LGV is renamed Civic List (Državljanska lista) Modern Centre Party, Concretely and Freedom Movement 2014: Miro Cerar founded Party of Miro Cerar (Stranka Mira Cerarja) 2016: This party is renamed Modern Centre Party (Stranka modernega centra) 2018: Miro Cerar left the SMC after joining the 14th Government of Slovenia 2021: Former SMC member Jure Leben founded Green Actions Party (Stranka zelenih dejanj). 2021: The party merged with the ⇒ Economic Active Party into the Concretely (Konkretno). 2021: Igor Zorčič split from SMC and founded Liberal Democrats (Liberalni demokrati). 2022: