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[C]ontestation and inclusion were not elements of the former Yugoslavia, leading to lack of real representation for Slovenia. As Slovenia realized that it was being held hostage, a democracy reform movement rose up to fight for contestation and inclusion – elements that Huntington defines as necessary components of democracy. Electoral competition occurred for the first time in Slovenia in 1992, when it broke from the former Yugoslaia. At that point, Miles Kucan was elected President of the Republic of Slovenia. In 2000, Slovenia got its sixth government independent of the former Yugoslavia -- the fourth government built by the leader of the centre-left Liberal Democracy Party (LDS), Dr. Janez Drnovšek.
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The flag of the Republic of Slovenia consists of the generic Slovenian tricolor and the Slovenian coat of arms in the upper left. The Slovenian tricolor dates back to the "springtime of nations" of 1848 and is based on the flag of the Duchy of Carniola (Kranjska), then the "very notion of Slovenedom". The flag of Carniola derives its white-blue-red combination from the colors of the Carniolan coat of arms.
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The Order of Freedom is the highest decoration of the Republic of Slovenia. President Milan Kucan conferred this honor on General Clark in February of 2000. In his presentation speech, President Kucan thanked General Clark for his pivotal role in bringing stability to a situation that had become critical by using diplomatic as well as military means.
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