Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja

Croatian Democratic Alliance
of Slavonia and Baranja
Hrvatski demokratski savez
Slavonije i Baranje
Leader Branimir Glavaš
Founded 6 May 2006 (2006-05-06)
Headquarters Osijek, Croatia
Ideology Slavonian regionalism[1]
Right-wing populism
National conservatism
Nationalism[1]
Political position Right-wing
European affiliation None
International affiliation None
Colours      Red
     Gold
Sabor
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European Parliament
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Mayors
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County Prefects
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Website
www.hdssb.hr

Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja (Croatian: Hrvatski demokratski savez Slavonije i Baranje or HDSSB)[2] is a regionalist[1] and right-wing populist political party in the Eastern Croatian region of Slavonia.

It was formally founded on 6 May 2006,[3] but had its origins one year earlier, when the group of local Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) politicians, led by War of Independence veteran Branimir Glavaš, launched a political organisation with a very similar name, the Croatian Democratic Assembly of Slavonia and Baranja (Croatian: Hrvatski demokratski sabor Slavonije i Baranje) at the eve of May 2005 local elections. The stated aim of new group was the regional reorganisation of Croatia in order to improve conditions in Slavonia, which was - according to Glavaš and his supporters - neglected by central government in Zagreb.

The HDZ leadership under Ivo Sanader denounced that platform and ejected Glavaš out of the party. However, most of the local HDZ organisation followed Glavaš and his independent election ticket that won a relative majority in the Osijek-Baranja County and City of Osijek assemblies. That group of independents became the HDSSB on 6 May 2006. In the Croatian parliamentary election, 2007 they received 44,552 votes or 1.8% of the electorate, and won 3 seats in the Croatian Parliament. They improved their position in Croatian Parliament in next election by winning 6 seats.

In 2014, HDSSB became part of the Alliance for Croatia coalition, which was dissolved in 2015.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Croatia". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  2. ↑ "Hrvatski demokratski savez Slavonije i Baranje - HDSSB". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ "STATUT HRVATSKOG DEMOKRATSKOG SAVEZA SLAVONIJE I BARANJE" (DOC). Hidra.srce.hr. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  4. ↑ "Raspao se Savez za Hrvatsku: HDSSB najavio samostalan izlazak na izbore". Sloboda.hr. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
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