Croatian Civic Party

{{Infobox political party

| country = Croatia

| abbreviation = HGS

| founder = Željko Kerum

| name = Croatian Civic Party

| native_name = Hrvatska građanska stranka

| colorcode = {{party color|Croatian Civic Party}}

| logo = Hrvatska Građanska Stranka (logo).png

| leader = Željko Kerum

| foundation = {{Start date|2009|9|25|df=y}}{{cite web |url=http://hidran.hidra.hr/hidrarad/stranke/s038950h.htm |title=hidra.hr |publisher=Hidran.hidra.hr |accessdate=2017-05-23 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713202601/http://hidran.hidra.hr/hidrarad/stranke/s038950h.htm |archive-date=2012-07-13 |url-status=dead }}

| headquarters = Split

| ideology = Right-wing populism

| position = Right-wing

| religion = Christianity

| european =

| colours = {{colorbox|{{party color|Croatian Civic Party}}}} Light blue

| native_name_lang = HGS

| website = {{URL|www.hgs.com.hr}}

| seats1_title = Sabor

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|151|hex={{party color|Croatian Citizen Party}}}}

| seats2_title = European Parliament

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|12|hex={{party color|Croatian Citizen Party}}}}

| seats3_title = Split City Council

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|2|31|hex={{party color|Croatian Citizen Party}}}}

}}

Croatian Civic Party ({{langx|hr|Hrvatska građanska stranka}} or HGS) is a right-wing political party in Croatia. It was established in September 2009 by Željko Kerum, an entrepreneur and mayor of Split after he won the mayoral elections as an independent candidate. During his mayoral campaign, he often criticized political parties. Between 2009 and 2013, it was the ruling party in the city of Split in coalition with the far-right Croatian Pure Party of Rights (HČSP).{{cite web|url=http://www.hcsp.hr/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1271697996&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& |title=HČSP – Hrvatska čista stranka prava |publisher=Hcsp.hr |date=2017-05-13 |accessdate=2017-05-23}}{{cite web |url=http://www.split.hr/Default.aspx?sec=629 |title=Grad Split |publisher=Split.hr |accessdate=2017-05-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713085623/http://www.split.hr/Default.aspx?sec=629 |archivedate=2011-07-13 }}

For the 2011 elections, the party formed a pre-election coalition with the Croatian Democratic Union for the two Dalmatian constituencies and won 2 seats in the parliament for himself and his sister Nevenka Bečić.{{cite web |url=http://www.croatiantimes.com/news/General_News/2011-11-09/23108/HDZ_and_Split_mayor_sign_coalition_agreement |title=HDZ and Split mayor sign coalition agreement - General News - Croatian Times Online News - English Newspaper |website=www.croatiantimes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521180302/http://www.croatiantimes.com/news/General_News/2011-11-09/23108/HDZ_and_Split_mayor_sign_coalition_agreement |archive-date=2012-05-21}} {{cite web |url=http://daily.tportal.hr/158473/HDZ-and-HGS-form-coalition-in-constituencies-nos-9-and-10.html |title=Naslovnica - tportal |publisher=Daily.tportal.hr |accessdate=2017-05-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120707082605/http://daily.tportal.hr/158473/HDZ-and-HGS-form-coalition-in-constituencies-nos-9-and-10.html |archivedate=2012-07-07 }} In the parliamentary 2015 elections, the party won only 2234 votes in the two Dalmatian constituencies and became a non-parliamentary party{{cite web|author=Piše: D.M. ponedjeljak, 9.11.2015. 12:14 |url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/potop-za-kerumovu-stranku-glasalo-2200-biraca-u-dvije-izborne-jedinice-fani-dobila-68-glasova/854743.aspx |title=Potop: Za Kerumovu stranku glasalo 2.200 birača u dvije izborne jedinice, Fani dobila 68 glasova - Vijesti |publisher=Index.hr |date=2015-11-09 |accessdate=2017-05-23}}