The Slovene Union (Slovene: Slovenska skupnost, Italian: Unione Slovena, SSk) is a centrist political party representing the Slovene minority in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, a region of Italy (see also Slovene minority in Italy). Its Slovene name means literally "Slovene Community", but the denomination "Slovene Union" is used in other languages.
The party was founded in the 1960s to represent the anti-communist Slovenes in the Italian Julian March (provinces of Trieste and Gorizia). It the 1970s and 1980s, it extended its presence also to Venetian Slovenia and Canale Valley in the Province of Udine. It has been considered to be close to the Catholic Church and has drawn its support from various Slovene Catholic institutions in Italy, such as the Hermagoras Society and the Council of Slovene Organizations.
Since 2007, the SSk is affiliated to the Democratic Party; the relation between the two parties is regulated by an "agreement of federation", which guarantees the full autonomy of the SSk.
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