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){{cite journal|journal=Radovi Zavoda za povijesne znanosti HAZU u Zadru|publisher=Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts|issn=1330-0474|language=hr|url=http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=95848|title=Začetci višestranačja u Hrvatskoj 1989. godine|trans-title=The Origins of the Multi-Party System in Croatia in 1989|author=Šime Dunatov|issue=52|date=December 2010|pages=381–397|access-date=15 November 2011}} a total of 409 of them have been registered to date, out of which 249 have since been struck from the register.{{cite web |title=Register of political parties in the Republic of Croatia |url=https://registri-npo-mpu.gov.hr/#!stranke |website=gov.hr |publisher=Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation |access-date=3 November 2024}}
The legal position, conditions, method and procedure for the establishment, registration and termination of political parties are determined by the Political Parties Act.{{cite web |title=Political Parties Act |url=https://www.sabor.hr/en/information-access/important-legislation/political-parties-act |website=sabor.hr |publisher=Croatian Parliament |access-date=3 November 2024}}{{Cite web |date=9 January 2022 |title=Popis političkih stranaka u Hrvatskoj |trans-title=List of political parties in Croatia |url=https://www.rtl.hr/vijesti/zanimljivosti/popis-politickih-stranaka-u-hrvatskoj-16da9900-b9f5-11ec-a7cc-0242ac120060 |access-date=30 May 2022 |website=RTL.hr |language=hr}}
Modern parties
=Political parties {{anchor|electedparties}}with elected representation at the national level=
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! colspan=3 | Name ! Abbr. ! Leader ! Ideology ! Sabor ! MEPs ! Political position ! European |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}}" |
| 60px | Croatian Democratic Union | HDZ | Conservatism |{{Composition bar|55|151|{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}}}} |{{Composition bar|6|12|{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}}}} | EPP |
|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Croatia}}" |
| 60px | Social Democratic Party of Croatia | SDP | Social democracy |{{Composition bar|37|151|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Croatia}}}} |{{Composition bar|4|12|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Croatia}}}} | PES |
| style="background-color: {{party color|We can! (Croatia)}}" |
| 60px | We Can! – Political Platform | Možemo! | Sandra Benčić | Green politics |{{Composition bar|10|151|{{party color|We can! (Croatia)}}}} |{{Composition bar|1|12|{{party color|We can! (Croatia)}}}} | EGP |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Homeland Movement (Croatia)}}" |
| 60px | Homeland Movement | DP | {{Nowrap|Croatian nationalism |{{Composition bar|8|151|{{party color|Homeland Movement (Croatia)}}}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|{{party color|Homeland Movement (Croatia)}}}} | {{Nowrap|Right-wing to far-right}} | – |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bridge of Independent Lists}}" |
|File:Logo of the Bridge (Croatia).png | The Bridge | Most | Fiscal conservatism |{{Composition bar|7|151|{{party color|Bridge of Independent Lists}}}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|{{party color|Bridge of Independent Lists}}}} | {{Nowrap|Centre-right to right-wing}} |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Home and National Rally}}" |
| 60px | Home and National Rally | DOMiNO | {{Nowrap|Croatian nationalism |{{Composition bar|3|151|{{party color|Home and National Rally}}}} |{{Composition bar|1|12|{{party color|Home and National Rally}}}} | {{Nowrap|Right-wing to far-right}} |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Democratic Serb Party}}" |
| 60px | Independent Democratic Serb Party | SDSS | Serb minority politics |{{Composition bar|3|151|{{party color|Independent Democratic Serb Party}}}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|{{party color|Independent Democratic Serb Party}}}} | – |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Centre (Croatian political party)}}" |
| 60px | Centre | Centar | Social liberalism |{{Composition bar|2|151|{{party color|Centre (Croatian political party)}}}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|{{party color|Centre (Croatian political party)}}}} | Centre |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Istrian Democratic Assembly}}" |
|File:Image of the Istrian Democratic Assembly(IDS-DDI).png | Istrian Democratic Assembly | IDS | Istrian regionalism |{{Composition bar|2|151|{{party color|Istrian Democratic Assembly}}}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|{{party color|Istrian Democratic Assembly}}}} | Centre to centre-left |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Croatian Social Liberal Party}}" |
| 60px | Croatian Social Liberal Party | HSLS | Conservative liberalism |{{Composition bar|2|151|{{party color|Croatian Social Liberal Party}}}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|{{party color|Croatian Social Liberal Party}}}} | Centre to centre-right |
| style="background-color:#2C9180" |
| 60px | Independent Platform of the North | NPS |{{Composition bar|2|151|#2c9180}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|#2C9180}} | Centre | – |
| style="background-color: #033E7C" |
| 60px | Croatian Sovereignists | HS | Sovereigntism |{{Composition bar|1|151|#033E7C}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|#033E7C}} |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Croatian Peasant Party}}" |
| 60px | Croatian Peasant Party | HSS | Agrarianism |{{Composition bar|1|151|{{party color|Croatian Peasant Party}}}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|{{party color|Croatian Peasant Party}}}} | Centre to centre-left | – |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Croatian Demochristian Party}}" |
| | Croatian Demochristian Party | HDS | Christian democracy |{{Composition bar|1|151|#1974D2}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|#1974D2}} | Centre-right to right-wing | EPP |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Dalija Orešković and People with a First and Last Name}};" |
| 60px |Dalija Orešković and People with a First and Last Name |DO i SIP |{{Composition bar|1|151|hex={{party color|Dalija Orešković and People with a First and Last Name}}}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|{{party color|Dalija Orešković and People with a First and Last Name}}}} | Centre to centre-left | – |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats}}" |
| 60px | Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats | HNS |{{Composition bar|1|151|{{party color|Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats}}}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|{{party color|Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats}}}} | Centre to centre-left |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Civic Liberal Alliance}}" |
| | Civic Liberal Alliance | GLAS | Liberalism |{{Composition bar|1|151|{{party color|Civic Liberal Alliance}}}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|{{party color|Civic Liberal Alliance}}}} |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Croatian Party of Pensioners}}" |
| 60px | Croatian Party of Pensioners | HSU | Pensioners' interests, |{{Composition bar|1|151|{{party color|Croatian Party of Pensioners}}}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|{{party color|Croatian Party of Pensioners}}}} | Centre to centre-left | – |
| style="background-color:#1A3B72" |
| 60px | Law and Justice | PiP | Sovereigntism |{{Composition bar|1|151|#1A3B72}}{{efn|The seat is currently vacant}} |{{Composition bar|0|12|#1A3B72}} | – |
=Political parties with previously elected representation at a national level=
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! colspan=3 | Name ! Abbr. ! Leader ! Ideology ! Political position ! European ! Elected representatives ! Note |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar}}" |
| | Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar | PGS | Darijo Vasilić | Centre | – | 1992 (1 seat) | Active only in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Bloc for Croatia}}" |
| | Bloc for Croatia | BLOK | Croatian nationalism | Right-wing to far-right | – | 2020 (1 seat) | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bandić Milan 365 – Labour and Solidarity Party}}" |
| | Bandić Milan 365 – Labour and Solidarity Party | BM 365 | Slavko Kojić | Populism | Big tent | – |In bankruptcy |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Croatian Civic Party}}" |
| | Croatian Civic Party | HGS | – | 2011 (2 seats) | Active only in Split-Dalmatia County |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja}}" |
| | Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja | HDSSB | Slavonian regionalism | – | 2007 (3 seats) | Active only in the region of Slavonija |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Croatian Labourists – Labour Party}}" |
| | Croatian Labourists – Labour Party | Laburisti | {{Nowrap|Social democracy | – | 2011 (6 seats) | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Croatian Party of Rights}}" |
| 50px | Croatian Party of Rights | HSP | Marina Logarušić | Neo-fascism | – | 1992 (5 seats) | Claims legacy to the Party of Rights |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Democrats (Croatia)}}" |
| | Democrats | – | Ivan Lukež | Social democracy | – | 2018 (1 seat){{efn|Mirando Mrsić was elected as member of SDP but joined Democrats mid-term in 2018}} | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Focus (Croatian political party)}}" |
| 60px | Focus | – | Gabrijel Deak | Centre to centre-right | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Green Alternative – Sustainable Development of Croatia}}" |
| | Green Alternative – Sustainable Development of Croatia | ORaH | Zorislav Antun Petrović | Green politics | EGP (associate) | 2014 EP (1 seat) | |
| style="background-color: #074ea0" |
| | Independent Youth List | NLM | Petar Maretić | – | 2016 (1 seat) | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|New Left (Croatia)}}" |
| | New Left | NL | Social democracy | Centre-left to left-wing | | 2020 (1 seat) | Merging into Možemo! |
| style="background-color: {{party color|People's Party – Reformists}}" |
| | People's Party – Reformists | Reformisti | {{Nowrap|Liberalism | Centre | EDP | 2015 (1 seat) | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democrats (Croatia)}}" |
| 60px | Social Democrats | – | {{Nowrap|Social democracy | – | 2022{{efn|Held 11 seats beween 2022 and 2024 after split from SDP}} | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Workers' Front (Croatia)}}" |
| 60px | Workers' Front | RF | Democratic socialism | PEL | 2020 (1 seat) | |
- † Croatian Christian Democratic Union (Hrvatska kršćanska demokratska unija or HKDU) – won 1 seat in 1995, 1 seat in 2000
- Croatian Democratic Peasant Party (Hrvatska demokratska seljačka stranka or HDSS) – won 1 seat in 2003
- † Croatian Growth (Hrvatski rast or Hrast) – active from 2012 to 2021
- † Croatian Independent Democrats (Hrvatski nezavisni demokrati or HND) – active from 1994 to 2011; won 1 seat in 1995
- † 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 BM 365)
- † 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
- † The Key of Croatia (Ključ Hrvatske) – active between 2011 and 2024; won 1 seat in 2015; 8 seats in 2016 (merged into Law and Justice)
=Other parties=
- Autochthonous Croatian Party of Rights (Autohtona-Hrvatska stranka prava or A-HSP)
- {{ill|Blok umirovljenici zajedno|lt=Bloc Pensioners Together|hr}} (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) – active 2014–2021
- 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)
- † Croatian Workers Party (Hrvatska radnička stranka or HRS)
- Democratic Alliance of Serbs (Demokratski savez Srba/Демократски caвeз Cpбa or DSS/ДСC)
- Democratic Party of Zagorje (Zagorska demokratska stranka or ZDS)
- {{ill|Determination and Justice|hr|Odlučnost i pravednost}} (Odlučnost i pravednost or OiP)
- 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)
- LiPO (Lika, primorje i otoci)
- Međimurje Party (Međimurska stranka)
- † Only Croatia – Movement for Croatia (Jedino Hrvatska – Pokret za Hrvatsku)
- † Party of Danube Serbs (Partija podunavskih Srba/Партија подунавских Срба or PPS/ППС)
- Party of Ivan Pernar (Stranka Ivana Pernara or SIP)
- † Pirate Party (Piratska stranka)
- Republic (Republika)
- † Serb Democratic Party (Srpska demokratska stranka/Српска демократска cтранка or SDS/СДС)
- Socialist Labour Party of Croatia (Socijalistička radnička partija Hrvatske or SRP)
- † The Split Party (Splitska stranka)
- † Women's Democratic Party (Demokratska stranka žena or DSŽ)
- Youth Action (Akcija mladih or AM)
- Zagorje Party (Zagorska stranka or ZS)
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)
- {{ill|Croatian People's Progressive Party|hr|Hrvatska pučka napredna stranka}} (Napredna stranka/Hrvatska pučka napredna stranka, 1904–1910)
- Progressive Democratic Party (Napredna demokratska stranka, 1918–1919)
- Serb Independent Party/Serb People's Independent Party (Srpska samostalna stranka/Srpska narodna samostalna stranka, 1881–1918)
- Serb People's Radical Party (Srpska narodna radikalna stranka, 1903–1918)
- {{ill|Croatian Independent Party|hr|Hrvatska samostalna stranka}} (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)
- Autonomist 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)
- {{ill|Croat-Slovene People's Party|hr|Hrvatsko-slovenska narodna stranka}} (Istria) (Hrvatsko-slovenska narodna stranka, 1878–1918)
- Croatian Popular Party (Hrvatska pučka stranka, 1919–1929)
- Croatian Union (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
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