Croatian parliamentary election, 2016

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Croatian parliamentary election, 2016
Croatia
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All 151 seats to Hrvatski sabor
76 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
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Leader Zoran Milanović Andrej Plenković
Party SDP HDZ
Alliance People's Coalition None at national level
Leader since 2 June 2007 21 June 2016
Last election 32.3% , 56 seats (Croatia is Growing) 33.4% , 59 seats (Patriotic Coalition)
Current seats 54 51
Seats needed Increase22 Increase25

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Leader Božo Petrov Boris Miletić
Party Most IDS
Leader since 17 November 2012 14 February 2014
Last election 13.1%, 19 seats 1.8%, 3 seats
Current seats 12 3
Seats needed Increase64 Only contesting VII and VIII electoral district
(Can win max. 28 seats)

Incumbent Prime Minister

Tihomir Orešković
Non-partisan



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Parliamentary elections will be held in Croatia on 11 September 2016, with all 151 seats in the Croatian Parliament up for election. The elections were preceded by a successful motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Tihomir Orešković and his cabinet on 16 June 2016, with 125 MPs voting in favour of the proposal. A subsequent attempt by the Patriotic Coalition to form a new parliamentary majority, with Minister of Finance Zdravko Marić as Prime Minister, failed and the Parliament voted to dissolve itself on 20 June 2016. The dissolution took effect on 15 July 2016, which made it possible for President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović to officially call for elections on 11 September 2016.[1]

The elections will be contested by the two largest parties in the outgoing eighth Parliament; the Croatian Democratic Union, led by Andrej Plenković, and the Social Democratic Party led by Zoran Milanović. The SDP will contest the election as part of the People's Coalition, consisting of the SDP, HNS, HSS and HSU. They will also be challenged by a number of other parties and coalitions, including the Bridge of Independent Lists, which held the balance of power after the 2015 elections, as well as many of the other smaller parties and independent lists in the previous Parliament. The current Prime Minister Tihomir Orešković, a non-partisan technocrat, announced that he would not be running on any party's candidate list and would not seek reelection. This means that if the new 14th government cabinet successfully takes office after the election, it will most likely be headed by a new Prime Minister.

Furthermore, in the event of HDZ chairman Andrej Plenković, MOST chairman Božo Petrov or all but one other current party chairman taking office as Prime Minister, they would be the 12th Prime Minister of Croatia since the first multi-party election in 1990. The only three exceptions to this rule would occur if: 1) Zoran Milanović, who previously served as Prime Minister from 2011 until 2016, took office again and became the first Prime Minister since Ivo Sanader in 2008 to be elected to a second term (and the first ever to serve non-consecutive terms). 2) If Tihomir Orešković is elected to a second term as Prime Minister (even if he is not seeking one), and becomes the second Prime Minister (after Sanader) to gain a second consecutive term. 3) In the unlikely event of one of the eight living former Prime Ministers, other than Milanović (Mesić, Manolić, Gregurić, Šarinić, Valentić, Mateša, Sanader, Kosor), taking office for a second or third (in Sanaders case) term.

Background[edit]

Following the 2015 elections a government was formed by independent businessman Tihomir Orešković who was supported by the conservative Patriotic Coalition, led by Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), and Bridge of Independent Lists (MOST). However, HDZ put forward a motion of no confidence on 16 June, with 125 of 151 MPs voting in favor of the motion.[2] The HDZ sought to form a new government with Minister of Finance Zdravko Marić as Prime Minister, however it was clear that he wouldn't get support of 76 MP's.[2] On 20 June MPs voted to dissolve parliament effective on 15 July, resulting in snap elections being called.President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović called elections on 11 September.

Electoral system[edit]

The 151 members of the Croatian Parliament are elected by three methods; 140 are elected in ten 14-seat constituencies by proportional representation using a 5% electoral threshold, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method; 3 are elected in a special constituency for Croatian citizens and people of Croatian descent living overseas;[3] and 8 are elected from a constituency for ethnic national minority groups: 3 for Serbs, 1 for Italians, 1 for Hungarians, 1 for Czechs and Slovaks, 1 for Albanians, Bosniaks, Macedonians, Montenegrins and Slovenes, and 1 for Austrians, Bulgarians, Germans, Jews, Poles, Roma, Romanians, Rusyns, Russians, Turks, Ukrainians and Vlachs.

Political parties[edit]

Name Abbr. Ideology Political spectrum Leader Seats 2015 Seats before election Electoral districts
People's Coalition
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske
SDP Social democracy[4] Centre-left Zoran Milanović 42 42
Croatian People's Party-Liberal Democrats
Hrvatska narodna stranka - liberalni demokrati
HNS Liberalism[5][6] Centre Ivan Vrdoljak 9 9
Croatian Party of Pensioners
Hrvatska stranka umirovljenika
HSU Single-issue politics (pensioner's rights) Centre Silvano Hrelja 2 2
Croatian Peasant Party
Hrvatska seljačka stranka
HSS Agrarianism Centre Krešo Beljak 2 1
HDZ "Coalition"
Croatian Democratic Union
Hrvatska demokratska zajednica
HDZ Conservatism Centre-right Andrej Plenković 49 51
Croatian Social Liberal Party
Hrvatska socijalno liberalna stranka
HSLS Conservative liberalism Centre-right Darinko Kosor 2 2
Croatian Christian Democratic Party
Hrvatska demokršćanska stranka
HDS Christian democracy Right-wing Goran Dodig 1 1
Croatian Growth[7] Hrast Social conservatism, Political Catholicism Right-wing Ladislav Ilčić 1 1
For Prime Minister Coalition[8]
Bandić Milan 365 - The Party of Labour and Solidarity
Bandić Milan 365 - stranka rada i solidarnosti
BM 365 Populism Centre Milan Bandić 2 2
People's Party - Reformists
Narodna stranka - Reformisti
Reformisti Social liberalism Centre Radimir Čačić 1 1
New Wave - Party of Development
Novi val - Stranka razvoja
Novi val Social democracy Centre-left Ljubo Jurčić 0 0
Croatian Peasant Party Stjepan Radić
Hrvatska seljačka stranka Stjepan Radić
HSS SR Agrarianism Centre Jurica Šoić 0 0
Bloc Pensioners Together
Blok umirovljenici zajedno
BUZ Single-issue politics (Pensioners' rights) Centre Milivoj Špika 1 1
The Only Option Coalition
Human Blockade
Živi zid
Živi zid Populism, Anti-establishment, Euroscepticism Centre Five Co-Presidents 1 1
Always Frankers
Uvijek Frankeri
UF 0 0
Change Croatia
Promijenimo Hrvatsku
PH Social liberalism, Economic liberalism Centre Ivan Lovrinović 0 3
Youth Action
Akcija mladih
AM Liberalism Centre Vjekoslav Rubeša[9] 0 0
Alphabet of democracy
Abeceda demokracije
AD 0 0
Even Stronger Istria Coalition
Istrian Democratic Assembly
Istarski demokratski sabor
IDS Regionalism (Istria), Social liberalism Centre-left Boris Miletić 3 3
Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar
Primorsko goranski savez
PGS Regionalism (Primorje-Gorski Kotar) Centre Darijo Vasilić 0 0
List for Rijeka
Lista za Rijeku
RI Regionalism (Rijeka) Centre Danko Švorinić 0 0
Homeland Coalition
Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević
Hrvatska stranka prava dr. Ante Starčević
HSP AS National conservatism Right-wing Ivan Tepeš 3 3
Democratic Union of National Renewal – Right
Demokratski Savez Nacionalne Obnove – Desno
Desno National conservatism, Croatian nationalism Far-right Anto Đapić 0 0
Croatian Christian Democratic Union
Hrvatska kršćanska demokratska unija
HKDU Christian democracy, National conservatism Right Marko Veselica 0 0
United Party of Rights
Ujedinjena stranka prava
USP National conservatism Right-wing Antun Kljenko 0 0
Croatian Democratic Party
Hrvatska demokratska stranka
HDS Christian democracy Right wing 0 0
HDSSB Coalition
Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja
Hrvatski demokratski savez Slavonije i Baranje
HDSSB Regionalism (Slavonia), Conservativism Right-wing Dragan Vulin 2 2
Croatian Conservative Party
Hrvatska konzervativna stranka
HKS National conservatism, Economic liberalism Right-wing Ruža Tomašić 0 0
No Selling Coalition
Independent List Stipe Petrina
Nezavisna lista Stipe Petrina
NLSP Stipe Petrina 0 1
Free Croatia
Slobodna Hrvatska
SH 0 0
Together Movement
Pokret Zajedno
PZ 0 0
Sustainable Development of Croatia
Održivi razvoj Hrvatske
ORaH Sustainable development, Environmentalism, Progressivism Centre-left Luka Keller 0 0
Shift Coalition
Croatian Party of Rights
Hrvatska stranka prava
HSP National liberalism, Croatian nationalism, Euroscepticism Far right Daniel Srb 0 0
Croatian Pure Party of Rights
Hrvatska čista stranka prava
HČSP Croatian nationalism, National conservativism Far right Ivan Pandža 0 0
Action for Better Croatia
Akcija za bolju Hrvatsku
ABH Croatian nationalism, National conservativism Right-wing Željko Cvrtila 0 0
Family Party
Obiteljska stranka
OS Social conservatism Right-wing Mate Knezović 0 0
Turn Croatia Around Coalition
Smart
Pametno
Pametno Social liberalism, Economic liberalism Centre Marijana Puljak 0 0
For the City
Za Grad
Za Grad Liberalism Centre Iva Kvakić
Ivan Zelenić
0 0
Not part of any coalition
Autochthonous Croatian Party of Rights
Autohtona – Hrvatska stranka prava
A-HSP Croatian nationalism, Anti-communism, Radical nationalism, Euroscepticism Far-right Dražen Keleminec 0 0
Bridge of Independent Lists
Most nezavisnih lista
Most Fiscal conservatism, Economic liberalism Centre Božo Petrov 19 12
Blocked - Deblock Croatia
Blokirani - Deblokirajmo Hrvatsku
0 0
Defenders' Patriotic Party of Croatia
Braniteljsko domoljubna stranka Hrvatske
BDSH 0 0
Croatian Defenders' People's Party
Hrvatska braniteljska pučka stranka
HPBS 0 0
Croatian Workers Party
Hrvatska radnička stranka
HRS 0 0
Croatian Labourists - Labour Party
Hrvatski laburisti - stranka rada
Laburisti Labor rights Left-wing Tomislav Končevski 3 2
Movement for Modern Croatia
Pokret za modernu Hrvatsku
PMH 0 0
Quite a small party
Sasvim mala stranka
SMS 0 0
Socialist Labour Party of Croatia
Socijalistička radnička partija
SRP Communism Far-left Vladimir Kapularin 0 0
Croatian Party of Order
Hrvatska stranka reda
HSR 0 0
Međimurje Democratic Alliance
Međimurske demokratski savez
MDS 0 0
Independent List Željko Knapić
Neovisna lista Željko Knapić
0 0
Active Defenders' and Pensioners Party
Aktivni branitelji i umirovljenici Hrvatske
ABU Hrvatske 0 0
Croatian Aspect Party
Stranka hrvatski vidik
SHV 0 0
Democratic Women's Party
Demokratska stranka žena
DSŽ 0 0
Independent List Dragutin Dukić
Neovisna lista Dragutin Dukić
0 0
Green Alliance
Zeleni savez
ZS 0 0
Development and Progress Party
Stranka razvoja i napretka
SRNA 0 0
Istrian democrats
Istarski demokrati
ID-DI Regionalism (Istria) Centre-left Damir Kajin 0 0
Croatian Party of Rights 1861
Hrvatska stranka prva 1861
HSP 1861 0 0
Zagorje Party
Zagorska stranka
ZS 0 0
Pensioners Party
Stranka umirovljenika
SU 0 0

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