The Croatian Bunjevac-Šokac Party ( hr, Hrvatsko-bunjevačko-šokačka stranka, sr-cyrl, Хрватско-буњевачко-шокачка странка, Hrvatsko-bunjevačko-šokačka stranka, HBŠS) was a
political party in
Serbia that represented the
Croat ethnic minority in the province of
Vojvodina.
History
It was founded 20 June 2004 in Subotica.
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7 dana u svijetu, 2004-07-27 The aim of the party is to represent
Croats from
Bunjevac and
Šokac communities. The party claimed to be the successor of the
Bunjevac-Šokac Party that existed during the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The party was based in
Subotica
Subotica ( sr-cyrl, Суботица, ; hu, Szabadka) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, ...
, Zagrebačka 1 Street. Its most recent president was
Blaško Temunović. In 2007, he was beaten by two unknown attackers who also insulted his ethnic background. Party slogan was "''we want the same rights that Serbs have in Croatia''". This party set as its basic aim to unify all Croats from the area of Vojvodina and Central Serbia.
In
Serbian presidential election 2008, Croatian Bunjevac-Šokac Party supported
Čedomir Jovanović of
Liberal Democratic Party.
Radio-Subotica
Potpora kandidatu LDP HBŠS had no success on parliamentary elections, unlike Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina
The Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina ( hr, Demokratski savez Hrvata u Vojvodini, DSHV; sr-cyrl, Демократски савез Хрвата у Војводини; ДСХВ) is a political party in Serbia representing the Croat eth ...
and Croatian National Alliance The Croatian National Alliance ( hr, Hrvatski narodni savez, abbreviation: HNS) was a political party of ethnic Croats in autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia.
Founding session was held on December 6, 1998, in Subotica. The party seat was in Su ...
(as of 9 November 2007).
References
External links
ORF: Kroatenpartei-Chef verprügelt
Radio-Subotica
Kronologija formiranja jedne partije, 21 July 2007
Croats of Vojvodina
Political parties established in 2004
Croat political parties in Serbia
Politics of Vojvodina
2004 establishments in Serbia
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