List of political parties in Croatia
Croatia has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must collaborate in order to form coalition governments. Between January 1990, when political parties were legalized in Croatia, and March 2015, 264 political parties were registered, out of which 118 have since been struck from the register.[1]
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This article lists political parties in Croatia.
Modern parties
Political parties with elected representation at the national level (since 2016 parliamentary elections)
| Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Political position | Leader | Sabor | Coalition | Coalition total | European Parliament | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatian Democratic Union Hrvatska demokratska zajednica |
HDZ | Christian democracy Liberal conservatism Pro-Europeanism[2] |
Centre-right |
Andrej Plenković | 55 / 151 (56 on the election day) |
Patriotic coalition | 59 / 151 |
4 / 12 |
government | |
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia Socijaldemokratska partija |
SDP | Social democracy[3] Anti-fascism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left |
Davor Bernardić | 30 / 151 (38 on the election day) |
People's coalition | 56 / 151 |
4 / 12 |
leader of the opposition | |
| Croatian Peasant Party Hrvatska seljačka stranka |
HSS | Agrarianism Green liberalism Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism[4] |
Centre[5] to centre-left[6] |
Krešo Beljak | 5 / 151 |
People's coalition | 56 / 151 |
0 / 12 |
opposition | |
| Bandić Milan 365 - Labour and Solidarity Party Bandić Milan 365 - Stranka rada i solidarnosti |
BM 365 | Social democracy <Populism |
Centre-left |
Milan Bandić | 5 / 151 |
No coalition | / | 0 / 12 |
government support | |
| Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats Hrvatska narodna stranka - liberalni demokrati |
HNS | Liberalism Social liberalism Centrism Pro-Europeanism[7][8] |
Centre[9][10] to centre-left |
Predrag Štromar | 4 / 151 |
People's coalition | 56 / 151 |
0 / 12 |
opposition (–2017.) government (2017.–) | |
| Civic Liberal Alliance Građansko-liberalni savez |
GLAS | Social progressivism Social liberalism Anti-fascism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left |
Anka Mrak-Taritaš | 4 / 151 |
People's coalition | 56 / 151 |
0 / 12 |
opposition | |
| Bridge of Independent Lists Most nezavisnih lista |
Most | Fiscal conservatism Liberal conservatism Big tent |
Centre to centre-right | Božo Petrov | 4 / 151 |
No coalition | / | 0 / 12 |
government (–2017.) opposition (2017.–) | |
| Independent Democratic Serb Party Samostalna demokratska srpska stranka |
SDSS | Serb minority politics Liberal democracy Social democracy Anti-fascism |
Centre-left |
Milorad Pupovac | 3 / 151 |
No coalition | / | 0 / 12 |
government support | |
| Istrian Democratic Assembly Istarski demokratski sabor |
IDS-DDI | Istria regionalism Social liberalism Anti-fascism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left |
Boris Miletić | 3 / 151 |
People's coalition | 56 / 151 |
1 / 12 |
opposition | |
| Croatian Christian Democratic Party Hrvatska demokršćanska stranka |
HDS | Christian democracy National conservatism |
Centre-right |
Goran Dodig | 2 / 151 |
Patriotic coalition | 59 / 151 |
0 / 12 |
government support | |
| Party of anticorruption, development and transparency Stranka antikorupcije, razvoja i transparentnosti |
START | Social progressivism Social liberalism Green politics |
Centre-left |
Dalija Orešković | 1 / 151 |
No coalition | / | 0 / 12 |
opposition | |
| Croatian Party of Pensioners Hrvatska stranka umirovljenika |
HSU | Single-issue politics (pensioners' rights) Social justice |
Centre-left |
Silvano Hrelja | 1 / 151 |
People's coalition | 56 / 151 |
0 / 12 |
opposition | |
| Democrats Demokrati |
Demokrati | Social democracy Social liberalism Green politics |
Centre-left |
Mirando Mrsić | 1 / 151 |
People's coalition | 56 / 151 |
0 / 12 |
opposition | |
| Independent Youth List Nezavisna lista mladih |
NLM | Populism | Centre-left |
Ante Pranić | 1 / 151 |
Alliance for change | 8 / 151 |
0 / 12 |
opposition | |
| People's Party - Reformists Narodna stranka - reformisti |
NS-R | Economic liberalism | Centre | Radimir Čačić | 1 / 151 |
Patriotic coalition | 59 / 151 |
0 / 12 |
government support | |
| Croatian Social Liberal Party Hrvatska socijalno-liberalna stranka |
HSLS | Conservative liberalism | Centre to centre-right | Dario Hrebak | 1 / 151 |
Patriotic coalition | 59 / 151 |
0 / 12 |
government support | |
| Human Blockade Živi zid |
ŽZ | Populism Anti-establishment Euroscepticism |
Syncretic | Ivan Vilibor Sinčić | 2 / 151 |
Alliance for change | 8 / 151 |
1 / 12 |
opposition | |
| Let's Change Croatia Promijenimo Hrvatsku |
PH | Populism | Syncretic | Ivan Lovrinović | 1 / 151 |
Alliance for change | 8 / 151 |
0 / 12 |
opposition | |
| POWER - People's and Civic Engagement Party SNAGA - Stranka narodnog i građanskog aktivizma |
SNAGA | Populism Fiscal reformism |
Syncretic | Goran Aleksić | 1 / 151 |
Alliance for change | 8 / 151 |
0 / 12 |
opposition | |
| Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja Hrvatski demokratski savez Slavonije i Baranje |
HDSSB | Slavonia regionalism National conservatism Green conservatism |
Right wing |
Branimir Glavaš | 1 / 151 |
Patriotic coalition | 59 / 151 |
0 / 12 |
government support | |
| Independents for Croatia Neovisni za Hrvatsku |
NHR | National conservatism Anti-communism Right-wing populism |
Far-right | Bruna Esih | 1 / 151 |
No coalition | / | 0 / 12 |
opposition | |
| HRAST - Movement for Successful Croatia HRAST - Pokret za uspješnu Hrvatsku |
HRAST | Political catholicism | Right wing | Ladislav Ilčić | 1 / 151 |
No coalition | / | 0 / 12 |
government (–2017.) opposition (2017.–) | |
Political parties with previously elected representation at a national level
- Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar (Primorsko-goranski savez or PGS) – won 1 seat in 1992 (then called Rijeka Democratic Union or RiDS) – won 1 seat in 1995; 2 seats in 2000; 1 seat in 2003
- Croatian Christian Democratic Union (Hrvatska kršćanska demokratska unija or HKDU) – won 1 seat in 1995, 1 seat in 2000
- Croatian Civic Party (Hrvatska građanska stranka or HGS) – won 3 seats in 2011
- Croatian Democratic Peasant Party (Hrvatska demokratska seljačka stranka or HDSS) – won 1 seat in 2003
- † Croatian Independent Democrats (Hrvatski nezavisni demokrati or HND) – active from 1994 to 2011; won 1 seat in 1995
- Croatian Labourists – Labour Party (Hrvatski laburisti - Stranka rada) – won 6 seats in 2011; 3 seats in 2015
- Croatian Party of Rights (Hrvatska stranka prava or HSP) – won 5 seats in 1992; 4 seats in 1995 and 2000; 8 seats in 2003; 1 seat in 2007
- Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starčević (Hrvatska stranka prava dr. Ante Starčević or HSP AS) – won 1 seat in 2011; 3 seats in 2015
- † Dalmatian Action (Dalmatinska akcija or DA) – active from 1990 to 2003; won 1 seat in 1992
- † Democratic Centre (Demokratski centar or DC) – active from 2000 to 2016; won 1 seat in 2003
- † Liberal Party (Liberalna stranka or LS) – active from 1998 to 2006; won 2 seats in 2000 and 2003
- † Party of Croatian Intergenerational Solidarity (Stranka međugeneracijske solidarnosti Hrvatske or SMSH) – active from 2016 to 2017; had 1 seat in 2016 (merged into Bandić Milan 365 - Labour and Solidarity Party in November 2017)
- † Party of Liberal Democrats (Stranka liberalnih demokrata or LIBRA) – active from 2002 to 2005; won 3 seats in 2003
- Serb People's Party (Srpska narodna stranka/Српска народна странка or SNS/CHC) – won 3 seats in 1992; 2 seats in 1995; 1 seat in 2000
- † Slavonia-Baranja Croatian Party (Slavonsko-baranjska hrvatska stranka or S-BHS) – active from 1992 to 2008, won 1 seat in 1995; 1 seat in 2000
- † Social Democratic Action of Croatia (Akcija socijaldemokrata Hrvatske or ASH) – active between 1994 and 2016; won 1 seat in 1995
Other parties
- Anti-Corruption, Development and Transparency Party (Stranka antikorupcije, razvoja i transparentnosti or START)
- Autochthonous Croatian Party of Rights (Autohtona-Hrvatska stranka prava or A-HSP)
- Bloc Pensioners Together (Blok umirovljenici zajedno or BUZ)
- Charter for Rijeka or List for Rijeka (Lista za Rijeku/Lista per Fiume; RI or LZR)
- † Croatian Bloc (Hrvatski blok or HB) – active 2002–2009
- Croatian Conservative Party (Hrvatska konzervativna stranka or HKS) – 1 MEP in the 9th EP
- Croatian Labour Party (Hrvatska radnička stranka or HRS)
- Croatian Party of Rights 1861 (Hrvatska stranka prava 1861 or HSP 1861)
- Croatian Pure Party of Rights (Hrvatska čista stranka prava or HČSP)
- Croatian Republican Union (Hrvatska republikanska zajednica or HRZ)
- Democratic Alliance of Serbs (Demokratski savez Srba/Демократски caвeз Cpбa or DSS/ДСC)
- Democratic Party of Zagorje (Zagorska demokratska stranka or ZDS)
- For the City (Za grad or ZG)
- Green Alliance – Greens (Zeleni savez – Zeleni)
- Istrian Social Democratic Forum (Istarski socijaldemokratski forum or ISDF)
- Left of Croatia (Ljevica Hrvatske)
- Međimurje Party (Međimurska stranka)
- New Left (Nova ljevica or NL)
- Only Croatia – Movement for Croatia (Jedino Hrvatska – Pokret za Hrvatsku)
- Party of Danube Serbs (Partija podunavskih Srba/Партија подунавских Срба or PPS/ППС)
- Pirate Party (Piratska stranka)
- Smart (Pametno)
- † Serb Democratic Party (Srpska demokratska stranka/Српска демократска cтранка or SDS/СДС)
- Socialist Labour Party of Croatia (Socijalistička radnička partija Hrvatske or SRP)
- Sustainable Development of Croatia - ORaH (Održivi razvoj Hrvatske or ORaH)
- The Split Party (Splitska stranka)
- We can! (Možemo! or M!)
- Women's Democratic Party (Demokratska stranka žena or DSŽ)
- Workers' Front (Radnička fronta or RF)
- Youth Action (Akcija mladih or AM)
- Zagorje Party (Zagorska stranka or ZS)
- Zagreb is OURS! (Zagreb je NAŠ! or Z!)
Historical parties
- Illyrian Party/People's Party (Ilirska stranka/Narodna stranka, 1841–1861)
- People's Liberal Party/Independent People's Party (Narodno-liberalna stranka/Neodvisna narodna stranka, 1861–1903)
- Croatian-Hungarian Party (Hrvatsko-ugarska stranka, 1841–1861)
- Unionist Party/People's Constitutional Party (Unionistička stranka/Narodno-ustavna stranka, 1861–1873)
- Party of Rights/Croatian Party of Rights (Stranka prava/Hrvatska stranka prava, 1861–1910)
- Pure Party of Rights/Croatian Pure Party of Rights (Čista stranka prava/Hrvatska čista stranka prava, 1895–1918)
- Starčević's Party of Rights (Starčevićeva stranka prava, 1908–1911–1918)
- Progressive Party/Croatian People's Progressive Party (Napredna stranka/Hrvatska pučka napredna stranka, 1904–1910)
- Serbian Independent Party/Serbian People's Independent Party (Srpska samostalna stranka/Srpska narodna samostalna stranka, 1881–1918)
- Serbian People's Radical Party (Srpska narodna radikalna stranka, 1903–1918)
- Croatian Independent Party (Hrvatska samostalna stranka, 1910–1918)
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia and Slavonia (Socijaldemokratska stranka Hrvatske i Slavonije, 1894–1918)
- Croat-Serb Coalition (Hrvatsko-srpska koalicija, 1905–1918)
- Autonomous Party (Dalmatia) (Autonomna stranka, 1860–1918)
- People's Party/People's Croatian Party or Croatian National Party (Dalmatia) (Narodna stranka/Narodna hrvatska stranka, 1861–1905)
- Serbian Party or Serb People's Party (Dalmatia) (Srpska stranka/Srpska narodna stranka, 1879–1918)
- Croatian Party (Dalmatia) (Hrvatska stranka, 1905–1918)
- Democratic Party (Dalmatia) (Demokratska stranka, 1904–1906)
- Croat-Slovene People's Party (Istria) (Hrvatsko-slovenska narodna stranka, 1878–1918)
- Croatian Popular Party (1919) (Hrvatska pučka stranka, 1919–1929)
- Croatian Community (Hrvatska zajednica, 1919–1926)
- Communist Party of Croatia/League of Communists of Croatia (Komunistička partija Hrvatske/Savez komunista Hrvatske, 1937–1990)
▶ Note: The Croatian adjective "narodni/a/o" could be translated as "people's" and/or "national", similar adjective "pučki/a/o" signifies "popular" or "people's" (but not "national").
See also
- List of political parties
- Liberalism in Croatia
- Far right in Croatia
References
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- STATUT SDP (pdf)
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- "Key Political Parties in Croatia". Balkan Insight. 27 September 2010.
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