Croatian Party of Rights — Dr. Ante Starčević
{{Infobox political party
| country = Croatia
| native_name = Hrvatska stranka prava - dr. Ante Starčević
| colorcode = {{party color|Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starčević}}
| logo = Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević logo.png
| president = Slobodan Dević
| secretary = Božidar Lokin
| foundation = {{start date|2009}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.zadarskilist.hr/clanci/26022020/ugasen-hsp-ante-starcevica|title = Ugašen HSP Ante Starčevića!|date = 27 February 2020}}
| split = Croatian Party of Rights
| ideology = {{ubl|class=nowrap|
| position = Far-right
| headquarters = Zadar
| membership_year = 2013
| dissolved = 2020
| colours = {{colorbox|{{party color|Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starčević}}}} Blue, Grey
| european = Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists
| europarl = European Conservatives and Reformists
| national = Croatian Souverainists
{{small|(2019–2020)}}
| international =
| seats1_title = Sabor
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|151|hex={{party color|Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starčević}}}}
| seats2_title = European Parliament
| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|12|hex={{party color|Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starčević}}}}
| website = {{URL|http://hsp-ante-starcevic.hr}}
}}
Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starčević ({{langx|hr|Hrvatska stranka prava dr. Ante Starčević}} or HSP AS) was a nationalist{{cite web|last=Nordsieck|first=Wolfram|date=2011|title=Croatia|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/croatia.html|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127012442/http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/croatia.html|archive-date=27 January 2013|url-status=dead}} political party in Croatia.
It was founded in 2009 by Ruža Tomašić and others as a splinter party from the Croatian Party of Rights. It is named after Ante Starčević (1823–1896). In 2011, they reported a membership of 20,000.{{cite web|url=http://hidran.hidra.hr/hidrarad/stranke/programi/038946.pdf|language=hr|title=Hrvatska stranka prava dr. Ante Starčević - HSP dr. Ante Starčević|publisher=Croatian Information-Documentation Referral Agency|access-date=28 May 2011}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} They had limited electoral success in local elections, such as winning three seats in Vukovar city council in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/vukovarci-izabrali-isto-gradsko-vijece-sdp-i-hns-potukli-hdz-i-hss-za-10-posto/536770.aspx|language=hr|title=Vukovarci izabrali isto Gradsko vijeće: SDP i HNS potukli HDZ i HSS za 10 posto|publisher=Index.hr|date=7 February 2011|access-date=28 May 2011}}
In 2011, Croatian Party of Rights-Dr. Ante Starčević signed a pre-election coalition agreement with far right Croatian Pure Party of Rights.{{cite web|url=http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/144168/Default.aspx|language=hr|title=HČSP i HSP-dr. Ante Starčević zajedno na izbore|publisher=Slobodna Dalmacija|access-date=28 May 2011}} In the 2011 Croatian parliamentary election, their coalition won one parliamentary seat.{{cite web|url=http://odluka2011.dnevnik.hr/clanak/vijesti/ekskluzivno-rezultati-izlaznih-anketa.html|language=hr|title=Kukuriku osigurao apsolutnu većinu sa 80 mandata, HDZ ih osvaja 47|publisher=Dnevnik.hr|access-date=28 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206014613/http://odluka2011.dnevnik.hr/clanak/vijesti/ekskluzivno-rezultati-izlaznih-anketa.html|archive-date=6 December 2011}}
In late 2012, the party made a permanent coalition with the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union.{{cite web|url=http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/tomasic-i-karamarko-potpisali-koaliciju-u-vukovaru.html |title=Tomašić i Karamarko potpisali koaliciju u Vukovaru |website=Dnevnik.hr |date=2012-11-27 |access-date=2016-09-26}} This coalition won the Croatian European Parliament election in 2013 and party president Ruža Tomašić was the highest ranking candidate on the winning list by preferential vote.{{cite web|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/otvorena-biralista-za-izbor-clanova-u-europski-parlament/1096948/ |title=HDZ-U ŠEST MANDATA, SDP-U PET, LABURISTIMA JEDAN Ruža Tomašić osvojila je najviše glasova na listi HDZ-a! MILANOVIĆ: 'Čestitam HDZ-u na pobjedi' KARAMARKO: 'Izašli smo iz ponora!' -Jutarnji List |website=Jutarnji.hr |date=2013-04-14 |access-date=2016-09-26}} The party joined the European Conservatives and Reformists.{{cite news|title=Ruža Tomašić u konzervativnoj grupaciji u EU parlamentu|url=http://www.rtl.hr/vijesti/novosti/787688/ruza-tomasic-u-konzervativnoj-grupaciji-u-eu-parlamentu|newspaper=RTL Televizija|date=10 June 2013|access-date=14 June 2013|language=hr}}
On 3 November 2014, the party's founder and first president, Ruža Tomašić, left the party.{{cite web|url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/ruza-tomasic-napustila-hsp-as-coric-usla-je-u-europski-parlament-a-onda-izdala-stranku/781532.aspx |title=Ruža Tomašić napustila HSP AS; Pecatnjak:Ušla je u Europski parlament, a onda izdala stranku - Vijesti |website=Index.hr |date=2014-11-03 |access-date=2016-09-26}}
The party dissolved in 2020.
Election results
=Legislative=
The following is a summary of the party's results in legislative elections for the Croatian Parliament. The "Total votes" and "Percentage" columns include sums of votes won by pre-election coalitions HSP AS had been part of. After preferential votes were introduced into the electoral system, the total votes column also includes the statistic of the sum of votes given to HSS candidates on the coalition lists. The "Total seats" column includes sums of seats won by HSP AS in election constituencies plus representatives of ethnic minorities affiliated with HSP AS.
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style="width:120px;" rowspan="2"| Election | style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"| In coalition with | style="width:100px;"| Votes won | style="width:100px;"| Percentage | style="width:100px;"| Seats won | style="width:100px;"| Change |
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colspan="2" | (Coalition totals) | colspan="2" | (HSP AS only) | ||||
2011
|Croatian Pure Party of Rights | style="text-align:right;"|66,150 | style="text-align:right;"|2,8 | style="text-align:center;"|{{Composition bar|1|151|hex={{party color|Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starčević}}}} | style="text-align:center;"| New | |||||
2015
| style="text-align:right;"| 744,507 (11,200{{cite news | url = http://www.jutarnji.hr/hsls-ovi-kandidati-dobili-manje-glasova-nego-sto-imaju-clanova--ovo-pokazuje-koliko-su-jake-male-stranke---rejting-hns-a-je-5-59--a-hss-a-1-48-posto-/1456874/ | language = hr | newspaper = Jutarnji list | title = Preferencijalni glasovi | author = Suzana Barilar | date = 13 November 2015 }}) | style="text-align:right;"| 33.46 | style="text-align:center;"|{{Composition bar|3|151|hex={{party color|Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starčević}}}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{increase}} 2 | |||||
2016
| style="text-align:right;"| 11,100 | style="text-align:right;"| 0.59 | style="text-align:center;"|{{Composition bar|0|151}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{decrease}} 3 |
=European parliament=
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style="width:120px;"|Election | style="width:140px;"|In coalition with | style="width:100px;"|Votes won (Coalition totals) | style="width:100px;"|Percentage | style="width:100px;"|Total seats won (HSP AS only) | style="width:100px;"|Change |
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April 2013
|Croatian Democratic Union, Bloc of United Pensioners |align="right"|243,654 |align="right"|32,86% | style="text-align:center;"|{{Composition bar|1|12|hex={{party color|Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starčević}}}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{increase}} 1 | |||||
May 2014{{cite web |url=http://www.izbori.hr/2014EUParlament/rezult/pdf/Potpuni_rezultati_izbora.pdf |title=DRŽAVNO IZBORNO POVJERENSTVO REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE : KLASA: 013-08/14-01/46 : URBROJ: 507-14-01 : Zagreb, 26. svibnja 2014 |website=Izbori.hr |access-date=2016-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528010232/http://www.izbori.hr/2014EUParlament/rezult/pdf/Potpuni_rezultati_izbora.pdf |archive-date=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead }}
|Croatian Democratic Union, Croatian Peasant Party, Bloc of United Pensioners |align="right"|381,844 |align="right"|41.42% | style="text-align:center;"|{{Composition bar|1|11|hex={{party color|Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starčević}}}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{steady}} | |||||
May 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.izbori.hr/rezultati/index.html|title=Izbori za EU parlament 2019.|website=www.izbori.hr|access-date=2019-05-29}}
|Croatian Sovereignists (Croatian Growth, Croatian Conservative Party, United Croatian Patriots) | align="right"| 91,546 | align="right"| 8,52% |{{Composition bar|0|12}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{decrease}} 1 |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.hsp-ante-starcevic.hr/}}
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