Opposition (Croatia)

In Croatia, the Opposition (Croatian: Opozicija; Oporba) comprises all political parties represented in the Croatian Parliament that are not part of the Government which is supported by the parliamentary majority.

Leader of the Opposition
Logo of the largest opposition party
Incumbent
Davor Bernardić
since 26 November 2016
Term lengthWhile leader of the largest political party not in government

The Leader of the Opposition (Croatian: Vođa opozicije; Šef oporbe) is the unofficial title held by the leader of the largest party with no representatives within the government. Where one party wins outright this is usually the leader of the second largest political party in the Parliament (usually the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) or the Social Democratic Party (SDP)).

The current Leader of the Opposition is Davor Bernardić, leader of the Social Democratic Party, who was elected to the party leadership on 26 November 2016.

6th assembly of Sabor

In the Sixth assembly of the Croatian Parliament (2007–2011), the parties in Sabor that included the opposition were:

The leader of the opposition was Zoran Milanović, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia.

7th assembly of Sabor

In the Seventh assembly of the Croatian Parliament (2011–2015), the parties in Sabor that include the opposition were:

8th assembly of Sabor

In the Eight assembly of the Croatian Parliament (2015–2016), the parties in Sabor that include the opposition are:

9th assembly of Sabor

In the Ninth assembly of the Croatian Parliament (2016–), the parties in Sabor that include the opposition are:

The leader of the opposition from 14 October 2016 until 26 November 2016 was Zoran Milanović and since 26 November 2016 it has been Davor Bernardić, the leader of the Social Democratic Party.

List of leaders of the Opposition since the first multi-party election

  Social Democratic Party of Croatia (3)   Croatian Social Liberal Party (1)   Croatian Democratic Union (3)

No. Leader Political Party Term of office Duration Prime Minister
1 Ivica Račan Party of Democratic Changes 30 May 1990–
17 July 1991		 1 year,
48 days		 Stjepan Mesić
(1990)
Josip Manolić
(1990–1991)
None — National Unity Government 17 July 1991–
12 August 1992		 1 year,
27 days		 Franjo Gregurić
(1991–1992)
2 Dražen Budiša Croatian Social Liberal Party 12 August 1992–
27 January 2000		 7 years,
167 days		 Hrvoje Šarinić
(1992–1993)
Nikica Valentić
(1993–1995)
Zlatko Mateša
(1995–2000)
— Vladimir Šeks[1] Croatian Democratic Union 27 January 2000–
30 April 2000		 93 days Ivica Račan
(2000–2003)
3 Ivo Sanader Croatian Democratic Union 30 April 2000–
23 December 2003		 3 years,
237 days
(1) Ivica Račan Social Democratic Party 23 December 2003–
11 April 2007		 3 years,
109 days		 Ivo Sanader
(2003–2009)
Jadranka Kosor
(2009–2011)
— Željka Antunović[1] Social Democratic Party 11 April 2007–
2 June 2007		 52 days
4  Zoran Milanović Social Democratic Party 2 June 2007–
23 December 2011		 4 years,
204 days
5 Jadranka Kosor Croatian Democratic Union 23 December 2011–
21 May 2012		 150 days Zoran Milanović
(2011–2016)
6 Tomislav Karamarko Croatian Democratic Union 21 May 2012–
22 January 2016		 3 years,
246 days
(4) Zoran Milanović Social Democratic Party 22 January 2016–
26 November 2016		 309 days Tihomir Orešković
(2016)
Andrej Plenković
(2016–present)
7 Davor Bernardić Social Democratic Party 26 November 2016–
present		 3 years, 201 days

Leaders of the Opposition by time in office

1. Dražen Budiša 7 years, 167 days
2. Zoran Milanović 5 years, 148 days
3. Ivica Račan 4 years, 157 days
4. Tomislav Karamarko 3 years, 246 days
5. Ivo Sanader 3 years, 237 days
6. Davor Bernardić 3 years, 201 days
7. Jadranka Kosor 150 days
8. Vladimir Šeks (Acting) 93 days
9. Željka Antunović (Acting) 52 days

References
  1. Acting Leader of the Opposition

See also
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