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2013 Split Local Elections
The 2013 local elections were held in Split, Croatia on 19 May and 2 June 2013. The incumbent HGS mayor Željko Kerum was running for a full four-year term after winning the previous elections on 31 May 2009. Kerum had a very controversial term as mayor between 2009 and 2013, which resulted in losing in the first round of elections with 18.51% of the votes. The second round of elections was very tense. The SDP candidate for mayor, Ivo Baldasar, defeated HDZ The Croatian Democratic Union ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, lit=Croatian Democratic Community, HDZ) is the major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Cro ... candidate, Vjekoslav Ivanišević, by 615 votes. After the elections Ivanišević asked for a recount. The recount was done and Baldasar was proclaimed the winner. The SDP- HNS- HSU coalition won also in the council elections and formed a minor government. Results Mayor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivo Baldasar
Ivo Baldasar (born 5 August 1958) is a Croatian politician who served as Mayor of Split from 2013 until his resignation in March 2017. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) until he was thrown out of the party in 2016. After that, he joined forces with the Bandić Milan 365 party. In 2017 he formed his own party called The Split Party. Political career Baldasar spent his early career working as a lawyer within the tourism industry, concentrating mainly on maritime business. He joined the SDP in 1998, and in 2009 became a city councilor for the city of Split. In 2012 he became the party's candidate for mayor of the city, winning the second round of elections over Vjekoslav Ivanišević to become the 71st mayor of Split. On 9 May 2014 Baldasar attended the ceremony of revealing the monument to the 9th Battalion "Rafael Boban" of the Croatian Defence Forces ( hr, Hrvatske obrambene snage or HOS) that participated in the defense of Croatian during the Croatian War o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Growth
Croatian Growth ( hr, Hrvatski rast, acronym ''Hrast'' is a Croatian word for Oak tree) or Hrast-Movement for Successful Croatia was a political party in Croatia established in 2012. Its founding was initiated by several conservative Catholic NGOs, Croatian section of Radio Maria, Croatian Republican Union, Family Party, Christian Democrat politician Ante Ledić, author Hrvoje Hitrec and two candidates in 2010 Presidential elections in Croatia, historian Josip Jurčević and Miroslav Tuđman, son of first Croatian president Franjo Tuđman. The party maintains contacts with European Christian Political Movement. In the 2013 European Parliament election, Croatian Growth received 2,55% of votes, which was not enough to gain a seat. The party participated in the Patriotic Coalition at the 2015 Croatian parliamentary election. In that election, it became possible for candidates to receive preferential votes, and the candidates of Hrast won a total of 8,800 (out of a coalition tota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Elections In Croatia
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2013 Elections In Croatia
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2013 In Croatia
Events in the year 2013 in Croatia. Incumbents * President – Ivo Josipović * Prime Minister – Zoran Milanović * Speaker – Josip Leko Events * April 14 – First European Parliament election * May 19 – Local elections, first round * June 2 – Local elections, second round * July 1 – Croatia becomes the 28th member state of the European Union * December 1 – Croatian constitutional referendum on the definition of marriage is held Deaths * February 7 – Krsto Papić, film director * February 13 – Ivan Večenaj, painter * August 19 – Mirko Kovač, writer * September 2 – Zvonko Bušić, Croatian independence activist * September 23 – Vlatko Marković, football manager * October 23 – Dolores Lambaša, actress * October 27 – Vinko Coce, singer * November 2 – Zlatko Crnković, translator See also * 2013 in Croatian television {{Year in Europe, 2013 Croatia Years of the 21st century in Croatia 2010s in Croatia Croatia , image_flag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Authentic Croatian Peasant Party
The Authentic Croatian Peasant Party ( hr, Autohtona hrvatska seljačka stranka), or, translated more literally, the Autochthonous Croatian Peasant Party, is a centre-right political party in Croatia. History Authentic Croatian Peasant Party was founded in Zagreb on 14 March 2007. First party president was Jasenko Stipac. The party refers to the tradition of Stjepan Radić's HPSS. According to the Party's statute, "it is in particular committed to the promotion of the interests of farmers, workers, and intelligence of the Croatian nation". Party's values are "honesty, faith, family, patriotism and labor." Ahead of the 2015 parliamentary election the party joined the ruling centre to centre-left Kukuriku coalition The Restart Coalition ( hr, Restart koalicija) is a centre-left political alliance in Croatia. The coalition was formed in 2010 as the Kukuriku Coalition (''Kukuriku koalicija''). This somewhat facetious name meaning 'cock-a-doodle-doo', taken fr ... led by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Labour Party Of Croatia
Socialist Labour Party of Croatia ( hr, Socijalistička radnička partija Hrvatske or SRP) is a communist party in Croatia, also known as Socialist Workers' Party of Croatia. url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717003705/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/11031/rh-ce-biti-zemlja-4-milijuna-staraca-i-jos-toliko-europljana-s-vikendicama Their youth wing are the Young Socialists of Croatia ( hr, Mladi Socijalisti Hrvatske). Ideology The party identifies as the meeting point of many different leftist ideologies. It emphasizes the importance of and |
Youth Action (Croatia)
Youth Action ( hr, Akcija mladih or AM) is a Liberalism, liberal political party in Croatia founded in 2005 in Lovran. The party endorses Progressivism, progressive values and mostly advocates greater youth rights. The party has been active in the area of almost all of Croatia through its branches in almost every bigger city in the country. Youth Action regularly criticizes the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ/Social Democratic Party of Croatia, SDP two-party duopoly. In 2009, Youth Action merged with the Croatian Youth Party ( hr, Hrvatska stranka mladih, HSM). At the 2013 Croatian local elections, 2013 local elections, party won 19 seats in the county and city councils in Istria County, Istria, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Primorje-Gorski Kotar and Zadar County, Zadar counties. Electoral history Legislative European Parliament References Political parties established in 2005 Liberal parties in Croatia Centrist parties in Croatia 2005 establishments in Croatia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Labourists – Labour Party
The Croatian Labourists – Labour Party ( hr, Hrvatski laburisti - Stranka rada) is a social-democratic and democratic socialist political party in Croatia. It was formed in 2010 by a former trade unionist and People's Party MP Dragutin Lesar, who was the party's only member of parliament in the 6th assembly. In the 2011 parliamentary election, the party won six seats in the Croatian Parliament. Ahead of the 2015 parliamentary election the party joined the ruling Croatia is Growing coalition with the Social Democratic Party of Croatia and liberal parties. As a result, MP Mladen Novak resigned in protest and joined the green party ORaH. Election history Legislative European Parliament See also *Left wing politics in Croatia The Croatian Left has consisted of a broad range of individuals, groups, and political parties who seek egalitarian, economic, social and cultural rights in Croatia. Left wing ideologies came to Croatia in the late 19th century during the Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Shield (political Party)
The Key of Croatia ( hr, Ključ Hrvatske) is a populist political party in Croatia, formed out of an anti-eviction group of the same name. The party changed its name on 21 May 2022 from its then name Human Shield the group opposes foreclosures by occupying property and forming a " human shield", hence the name. The party was founded on 2 June 2011. The party grew out of the organization that operated until 2014 as the Alliance for Change ( hr, Savez za promjene). The organization formed into a party ahead of the 2014–15 presidential election, supporting the candidacy of Ivan Vilibor Sinčić. The party refuses to be characterized as being left or right and claims adherence to humanist values. Ideology and principles The party has been described as having "praised the writings of David Icke" and "pushed a number of conspiracy theories about chemtrails and vaccinations". An article for the magazine ''Jacobin'' by Juraj Katalenac described the party as a populist group that " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Action Of Croatia
Social Democratic Action of Croatia ( hr, Akcija socijaldemokrata Hrvatske or ASH) was a Croatian left-wing political party. It was founded by 1994 by members of Social Democratic Party of Croatia dissatisfied with the centrist policies of SDP leader Ivica Račan and his lack of criticism towards Franjo Tuđman. The party had high hopes of gathering support beyond disenchanted SDP voters after Croatian Spring leader Miko Tripalo left Croatian People's Party in order to join them. In 1994, they tried to force an all-left party coalition in Croatia for the upcoming elections. The idea was rejected by Ivica Račan and SDP so they failed to realise it. In the 1995 parliamentary election most of left-wing voters opted for SDP while ASH managed to get only one seat (Milorad Pupovac, 5th special district). Alongside the party presidents, ASH had prominent members such as Vjeran Zuppa (prominent left-wing intellectual and dramaturge) and Tomislav Jakić (former journalist, TV report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Grubišić
Ivan Grubišić (20 June 1936 – 19 March 2017) was a Croatian Roman Catholic priest, sociologist, and politician. He served in the Croatian Parliament from 2011 to 2015. Early life and education Ivan Grubišić was born in Dicmo in a poor family. He had seven brothers and sisters. His father Jure and one of the brothers were killed by the Yugoslav Partisans. His mother worked as a seamstress. After finishing elementary school, Grubišić enrolled in the Catholic gymnasium in Split, graduating in 1956. During his time in high school he played the organ. Grubišić received a degree in theology in 1962 at the Catholic Faculty of Theology of the University of Zagreb, and also a degree in sociology and philosophy at the University of Zadar in 1982. He received his Ph.D. in 1995 at the Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, with the thesis ''Religious Behavior of Catholics in Dalmatia in the Mid-80s and Evaluation of Behavior''. Academia Grubišić taught at the ''Cateche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
