Pregled slovenskih političnih taborov pred nastankom modernih političnih strank
Overview of the Slovenian Political Camps Before the Creation of Modern Political Parties

Summary/Abstract: In the following discussion the author focuses on the organisation of the Slovenian political camps in the second half of the 19th century, in the time when the modern political "infrastructure" or classic political parties did not yet exist. During the March Revolution, politics converged in the Provincial Assemblies and the National Assembly, and on the other hand also in newspapers and magazines. After the restoration of the constitutional life, two political camps formed in the Slovenian politics: the camp arguing for the cautious politics of the National Assembly deputies (the so-called "Old Slovenians"), and the opposition camp (the so-called "Young Slovenians"), which advocated a decisive national policy according to the Czech example. Besides Provincial Assemblies (and after 1873 the National Assembly), newspapers (and societies) were among the main political centers as well. Despite what was in principle unity, political disagreements kept smoldering in the background. The final separation of opinions was achieved by Anton Mahnič, professor of theology in Gorizia, and the Rimski katolik magazine. In January 1890 the Catholic Political Society was founded in Ljubljana, while the liberals founded the Slovenian Society in February 1891. In the other provinces inhabited by Slovenians, the pluralization of the political space took place somewhat later or not at all.

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