The Social Democrats (Slovene: Socialni demokrati, Slovene abbreviation: SD) is a centre-left[1][2] political party in Slovenia, currently led by Dejan Židan. From 1993 until 2005, the party was known as the United List of Social Democrats (Slovene: Združena lista socialnih demokratov, Slovene abbreviation: ZLSD, pronounced [zələsəˈdə́]).[3] Since 13 September 2018, the Social Democrats have been a coalition partner in the Šarec government.