Social Democrats (Croatia)
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Social Democrats Socijaldemokrati | |
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| President | Davorko Vidović |
| General Secretary | Nikša Vukas |
| Founded | October 2021 (parliamentary group) 9 July 2022 (party) |
| Split from | Social Democratic Party of Croatia |
| Membership (2022) | 1,300[1] |
| Ideology | Social democracy Progressivism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Our Croatia |
| Colours | Red Blue |
| Sabor | 0 / 151 |
| Website | |
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The Social Democrats (Croatian: Socijaldemokrati) is a Croatian centre-left political party founded in 2022. The party was preceded by a parliamentary group of the same name that broke away from the Social Democratic Party of Croatia in October 2021.[2]
History
[edit]The party was officially launched on July 9, 2022, and at the time of foundation was the largest opposition force in the Sabor (Croatian Parliament).[3] The party stated they will not go against the initiatives of Croatian Democratic Union that benefit the citizens, and that they do not have plans to be obstructive.[4]
In October 2023, Social Democrats formed a political coalition with the Croatian Peasant Party for the 2024 Croatian parliamentary elections called Our Croatia, which has since been joined by Croatian Labourists – Labour Party and Democrats.[5] In March 2024, the Croatian Peasant Party left the coalition Our Croatia to join the centre/centre-left coalition Rivers of Justice.[6] Social Democrats did not manage to have any of its members elected to the 11th assembly of the Croatian Parliament.[7]
Election results
[edit]Legislative
[edit]| Election | Coalition | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
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| Coalition | SD | |||||
| 2024 | Our Croatia | 47,655 | 2.25 (7th) | 0 / 151
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New | Extra-parliamentary |
European Parliament
[edit]| Election | List leader | Coalition | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition | SD | ||||||
| 2024 | Valter Flego | Fair Play List 9[a] | 41,710 | 5.54 (#5) | 0 / 12
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New | – |
References
[edit]- ^ "Socijaldemokrati postali stranka. Vidović: "SDP je prošlost, a dizanje ruke za HDZ-ovu Vladu izdaja"" [The Social Democrats became a party. Vidović: "The SDP is a thing of the past, and raising a hand for the HDZ Government is treason"]. Novi list. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Osnovana nova stranka s najviše oporbenih zastupnika u Saboru, na čelu Davorko Vidović" [A new party was founded with the most opposition representatives in Parliament, headed by Davorko Vidović]. www.tportal.hr. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Socijaldemokrati postali najveća oporbena stranka: 'Mi SDP ne doživljavamo kao konkurenciju'" [The Social Democrats became the largest opposition party: 'We do not perceive SDP as competition']. Večernji list (in Croatian). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Bivši visokopozicionirani članovi SDP-a osnovali novu stranku Socijaldemokrati" [Former high-ranking members of the SDP founded a new party, the Social Democrats] (in Croatian). Index.hr. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Democrats join "Our Croatia" alliance". N1. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Postignut velik dogovor ljevice i centra. Ovih 10 stranaka ide zajedno na izbore" [A major agreement was reached between the left and the center. These 10 parties go to the elections together]. Index.hr (in Croatian). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Oni su najveći gubitnici izbora! U prošlom sazivu Sabora imali su 18 mjesta, sad nisu osvojili niti jedan mandat" [They are the biggest losers of the election! In the last convocation of the Parliament, they had 18 seats, now they have not won a single mandate]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 18 April 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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