Patriotic Coalition (Croatia)
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| Patriotic Coalition Domoljubna koalicija |
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| Leader | Tomislav Karamarko |
| Founded | 21 September 2015 |
| Headquarters | Zagreb |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Blue |
| Seats in Sabor |
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The Patriotic Coalition (Croatian: Domoljubna koalicija) is a political alliance in Croatia formed in 2015 centred around the Croatian Democratic Union. The parties signed the coalition agreement on 21 September 2015.[1]
Members[edit]
The coalition consists of six parties:
- Croatian Democratic Union led by Tomislav Karamarko, a centre-right party currently with 42 of 151 seats in Parliament.
- Croatian Peasant Party led by Branko Hrg, an agrarian and socially conservative party currently with 1 of 151 seats in Parliament.
- Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević led by Ivan Tepeš, a right-wing party, currently with 1 of 151 seats in Parliament. (2011-)
- Bloc Pensioners Together led by Milivoj Špika, a single-issue party concerned with the rights of pensioners, currently with 0 of 151 seats in Parliament.
- Croatian Social Liberal Party led by Darinko Kosor, a conservative liberal party currently with 0 of 151 seats in Parliament.
- Croatian Growth led by Ladislav Ilčić, a social-conservative party currently with 0 out of 151 seats in Parliament.
- Croatian Demochristian Party led Goran Dodig, a social-conservative party currently with 0 out of 151 seats in Parliament.
- Democratic Party of Zagorje led by Stanko Belina, a regional party currently with 0 of 151 seats in Parliament. (2015-)
History[edit]
European parliament[edit]
Early versions of the coalition participated in a joint list for elections to the European Parliament in 2013 and 2014.
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won | Percentage | Total seats won | Change |
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| April 2013[2] | Croatian Democratic Union, Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević, Bloc of United Pensioners | 243,654 | 32,86% |
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| May 2014[3] | Croatian Democratic Union, Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević, Bloc of United Pensioners, Croatian Peasant Party, Croatian Demochristian Party, Democratic Party of Zagorje | 381,844 | 41,42% |
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Domoljubna koalicija u Vukovaru potpisala koalicijski sporazum". www.dnevnik.hr. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- ^ European Parliament election, 2013 (Croatia)#Results[circular reference]
- ^ "Prebrojani svi glasovi: DIP službeno objavio imena 11 europarlamentaraca". Novi list online portal. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
External links[edit]
- Patriotic Coalition Official website (Croatian)