Opposition (Croatia)
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In Croatia, the Opposition (Croatian: Opozicija; Oporba) is all of the political parties represented in Parliament that are not a part of the Government supported by the parliamentary majority.
The Leader of the Opposition (Croatian: Vođa opozicije; Šef oporbe) is the unofficial title held by the leader of the largest party of the opposition. Usually it is the leader of one of the two major political parties in Croatia, the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union or the centre-left Social Democratic Party.
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6th assembly of Sabor[edit]
In the Sixth assembly of the Croatian Parliament (2007-2011), the parties in Sabor that included the opposition were:
- Social Democratic Party
- Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats
- Istrian Democratic Assembly
- Croatian Democratic Assembly of Slavonia and Baranja
- Croatian Party of Pensioners
- Croatian Party of Rights
- Croatian Labourists – Labour Party
The leader of the opposition was Zoran Milanović, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia.
7th assembly of Sabor[edit]
In the Seventh assembly of the Croatian Parliament (2011-present), the parties in Sabor that include the opposition are:
- Croatian Democratic Union
- Croatian Labourists – Labour Party
- Croatian Democratic Assembly of Slavonia and Baranja
- Independent list of Ivan Grubišić
- Croatian Citizen Party
- Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević
- Croatian Peasant Party
- Democratic Centre
The leader of the opposition is Tomislav Karamarko, leader of the Croatian Democratic Union since the 2012 Croatian Democratic Union leadership election.
List of leaders of the Opposition[edit]
The list currently extends only since the independence of the Republic of Croatia, but the multi-party system existed since the Croatian parliamentary election, 1990.
| # | Leader | Political Party | Term of office | |
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| None - National Unity Government | 1991–1992 | |||
| 1 | Dražen Budiša | Croatian Social Liberal Party | 1992–2000 | |
| — | Vladimir Šeks[1] | Croatian Democratic Union | 2000 | |
| 2 | Ivo Sanader | Croatian Democratic Union | 2000–2003 | |
| 3 | Ivica Račan | Social Democratic Party | 2003–2007 | |
| — | Željka Antunović[1] | Social Democratic Party | 2007 | |
| 4 | Zoran Milanović | Social Democratic Party | 2007–2011 | |
| 5 | Jadranka Kosor | Croatian Democratic Union | 2011–2012 | |
| 6 | Tomislav Karamarko | Croatian Democratic Union | 2012–Present | |