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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

Political parties with elected representation at the national level

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
9 / 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
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-LD 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
[a]
0 / 12
Right-wing

Political parties with previously elected representation at a national level

Other parties

Historical parties

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

Notes

  1. ^ The seat is currently vacant

References

  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.