Patriotic Coalition (Croatia)

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Patriotic Coalition
Domoljubna koalicija
Leader Tomislav Karamarko
Founded 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)
Headquarters Zagreb, Croatia
Political position Centre-right to Right-wing
Colours Blue
Sabor
59 / 151
European Parliament
5 / 11
County Prefect
14 / 21
Mayors
69 / 128
Website
domoljubna.hr
Politics of Croatia
Political parties
Elections

The Patriotic Coalition (Croatian: Domoljubna koalicija) is a political alliance in Croatia formed in 2015 centred on the Croatian Democratic Union. The parties signed the coalition agreement on 21 September 2015.[1] On 2015 parliamentary election, coalition won a relative majority in 5 of the 10 constituencies in Croatia, and all 3 seats reserved for the Croatian diaspora, and thus received a total of 59 of the 151 parliamentary seats, with its main competitor center-left Croatia is Growing coalition also winning a relative majority in 5 of the 10 constituencies in Croatia, and 56 of the 151 parliamentary seats. After more than 40 days of negotiations with the Bridge of Independent Lists (MOST) and numerous twists and turns mainly due to MOST frequently changing terms, coalition achieved agreement with MOST and Milan Bandić 365 - The Party of Labour and Solidarity on forming new government with Prime Minister being independent Tihomir Orešković.

Presidents of several coalition party members stated in 2016 that communication among coalition members is bad, with some expressing dissatisfaction with some of Governments announced reforms.

Members

The coalition consists of eight parties:

Logo Party name Leader Ideology Seats in the Parliament
HDZ logo.svg Croatian Democratic Union Tomislav Karamarko National conservatism
49 / 151
50px Croatian Peasant Party Krešo Beljak Agrarianism
2 / 151
HSP dr. Ante Starčević .jpg Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević Ivan Tepeš Nationalism
3 / 151
HSLS logo.png Croatian Social Liberal Party Darinko Kosor National liberalism
2 / 151
No image.png Croatian Growth Ladislav Ilčić Social conservatism
1 / 151
No image.png Bloc Pensioners Together Milivoj Špika Rights of pensioners
1 / 151
No image.png Croatian Christian Democratic Party Goran Dodig Christian democracy
1 / 151
No image.png Democratic Party of Zagorje Stanko Belina Regionalism
0 / 151

History

European parliament

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
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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Steady
May 2014[3] Croatian Democratic Union, Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević, Bloc of United Pensioners, Croatian Peasant Party, Croatian Christian Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Zagorje 381,844 41,42%
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Steady

See also

References

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  2. European Parliament election, 2013 (Croatia)#Results[circular reference]
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External links

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