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List of political parties in Croatia

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This article lists current political parties in Croatia, as well as former parties dating back as far as 1841. Since 1989, Croatia has a multi-party system with numerous parties that must collaborate to form coalition governments.

There are a total of 160 active political parties in Croatia as of November 3, 2024. Since January 1990 (when first political parties were officially legalized in Croatia)[1] a total of 409 of them have been registered to date, out of which 249 have since been struck from the register.[2]

The legal position, conditions, method and procedure for the establishment, registration and termination of political parties are determined by the Political Parties Act.[3][4]

Modern parties

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Political parties with elected representation at the national level

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Name Abbr. Leader Ideology Sabor MEPs Political position European
Croatian Democratic Union
Hrvatska demokratska zajednica
HDZ Andrej Plenković Conservatism
Christian democracy
55 / 151
6 / 12
Centre-right EPP
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske
SDP Siniša Hajdaš Dončić Social democracy
Progressivism
37 / 151
4 / 12
Centre-left PES
We Can! – Political Platform
Možemo! – politička platforma
Možemo! Sandra Benčić
Tomislav Tomašević
Green politics
Eco-socialism
Progressivism
10 / 151
1 / 12
Left-wing EGP
Homeland Movement
Domovinski pokret
DP Ivan Penava Croatian nationalism
Right-wing populism
National conservatism
Social conservatism
8 / 151
0 / 12
Right-wing to far-right
The Bridge
Most
Most Božo Petrov Fiscal conservatism
Social conservatism
Economic liberalism
7 / 151
0 / 12
Centre-right to right-wing
Home and National Rally
Dom i nacionalno okupljanje
DOMiNO Mario Radić Croatian nationalism
National conservatism
3 / 151
1 / 12
Right-wing to far-right
Independent Democratic Serb Party
Samostalna demokratska srpska stranka
Самостална демократска српска странка
SDSS
СДСС
Milorad Pupovac Serb minority politics
Social democracy
Anti-fascism
3 / 151
0 / 12
Centre-left
Centre
Centar
Centar Ivica Puljak Social liberalism
Economic liberalism
2 / 151
0 / 12
Centre ALDE Party
Istrian Democratic Assembly
Istarski demokratski sabor
Dieta democratica istriana
IDS
DDI
Dalibor Paus Istrian regionalism
Liberalism
Social liberalism
2 / 151
0 / 12
Centre to centre-left ALDE Party
Croatian Social Liberal Party
Hrvatska socijalno-liberalna stranka
HSLS Dario Hrebak Conservative liberalism
Classical liberalism
2 / 151
0 / 12
Centre to centre-right ALDE Party
Independent Platform of the North
Nezavisna platforma Sjever
NPS Matija Posavec Regionalism
2 / 151
0 / 12
Centre
Croatian Sovereignists
Hrvatski suverenisti
HS Marijan Pavliček Sovereigntism
Croatian nationalism
Conservatism
Christian right
1 / 151
0 / 12
Right-wing ECR Party
Croatian Peasant Party
Hrvatska seljačka stranka
HSS Krešo Beljak Agrarianism
Social liberalism
Liberalism
Green politics
Republicanism
1 / 151
0 / 12
Centre to centre-left
Croatian Demochristian Party
Hrvatska demokršćanska stranka
HDS Goran Dodig Christian democracy
Conservatism
1 / 151
0 / 12
Centre-right to right-wing EPP
Dalija Orešković and People with a First and Last Name
Dalija Orešković i ljudi s imenom i prezimenom
DO i SIP Dalija Orešković Anti-corruption
Reformism
1 / 151
0 / 12
Centre to centre-left
Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats
Hrvatska narodna stranka – Liberalni demokrati
HNS Krunoslav Lukačić Social liberalism
1 / 151
0 / 12
Centre to centre-left ALDE Party
Civic Liberal Alliance
Građansko-liberalni savez
GLAS Anka Mrak-Taritaš Liberalism
Social liberalism
1 / 151
0 / 12
Centre-left ALDE Party
Croatian Party of Pensioners
Hrvatska stranka umirovljenika
HSU Veselko Gabričević Pensioners' interests,
Single-issue politics
1 / 151
0 / 12
Centre to centre-left
Law and Justice
Pravo i pravda
PiP Mislav Kolakušić Sovereigntism
Populism
Protectionism
1 / 151
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0 / 12
Right-wing

Political parties with previously elected representation at a national level

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Other parties

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Historical parties

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ The seat is currently vacant

References

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  1. ^ Šime Dunatov (December 2010). "Začetci višestranačja u Hrvatskoj 1989. godine" [The Origins of the Multi-Party System in Croatia in 1989]. Radovi Zavoda za povijesne znanosti HAZU u Zadru (in Croatian) (52). Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts: 381–397. ISSN 1330-0474. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Register of political parties in the Republic of Croatia". gov.hr. Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Political Parties Act". sabor.hr. Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Popis političkih stranaka u Hrvatskoj" [List of political parties in Croatia]. RTL.hr (in Croatian). 9 January 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.