The Croatian National Assembly ( hr, Hrvatski narodni sabor) is a political organisation of Croat political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The organisation serves as a platform to coordinate political and cultural activities of different parties and stakeholders in the
Croatian community and to promote the initiative to create
a federal unit with Croatian majority ("Third entity") in the country.
History
In 2000, the
Office of the High Representative
The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, were created in 1995 immediately after the signing of the Dayton Agreement which ended the 1992–1995 Bos ...
in the country imposed amendments to the
Federation
A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governin ...
entity's constitution and its electoral law. Dissatisfied Croat politicians led by
Ante Jelavić
Ante Jelavić (born 21 August 1963) is a Bosnian Croat politician who served as the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1999 to 2000. He was elected to the post of chairman as a candidate of the Croatian Democratic Union.
...
and
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 ...
set up a separate Croatian National Assembly on 28 October in Novi Travnik, held a referendum parallel to the
elections
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ...
and proclaimed
Croat self-rule in a federal unit in Croat-majority areas in the Federation (''Hrvatska samouprava'' - "Third entity"). The attempt ended shortly after a crackdown by
SFOR
The Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SFOR) was a NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Bosnian war. Although SFOR was led by NATO, several non-NATO countries contributed troops. It ...
and judiciary proceedings.
In
2010–14 Federation's Government
was formed and Federation's
president
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*President (government title)
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appointed without the consent of Croat deputies in the
House of Peoples, receiving just 5 votes of confidence out of 17. In March 2011 country's
Central Election Commission declared HoP's composition and decisions to be illegal, but the
High Representative
The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP) is the chief co-ordinator and representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) within the European Union (EU). The position is currently held b ...
Valentin Inzko
Valentin Inzko (born 22 May 1949) is an Austrian diplomat who served as the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2009 to 2021. He also served as the European Union Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2009 to 201 ...
suspended CEC's decision. After Croatian politician
Božo Ljubić
Božo Ljubić (born 30 September 1949) is a Bosnian Croat politician who is the current president of the Supreme Council of the Croatian National Assembly. Formerly, he was a member of both the national House of Peoples and national House of Rep ...
filed an appeal, finally, in December 2016
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Ustavni sud Bosne i Hercegovine, Уставни суд Босне и Херцеговине) is the interpreter and guardian of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, It ...
found the election system of the deputies in the House of Peoples unconstitutional and abrogated the controversial rules. Croatian National Assembly was thus reactivated in April 2011 in Mostar and started pushing for the reorganization of country and Federation, the change of the electoral system and a public broadcasting system in
Croatian, focused on Bosnian Croats.
Political positions
Dissatisfied with the representation of Croats in the
Federation
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, Croat political parties insist on creating a
Croat-majority federal unit instead of several
cantons
A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, t ...
.
SDA
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and other Bosniak parties strongly oppose this.
In the
2014 Bosnia elections, most of the parties participating in the CNA formed a joint electoral coalition to contest the entity and state parliamentary elections as well as the elections for the
Croat member of the state presidency. They won 14 out of 17 Croat seats in the
House of Peoples in Federation's Parliament and 4 out of 5 Croat seats in the
State House of Peoples, together with 19 seats in Federation's and 14 in
State House of Representatives, respectively.
In January 2017, Croatian National Assembly stated that “if Bosnia and Herzegovina wants to become self-sustainable, then it is necessary to have an administrative-territorial reorganization, which would include a
federal unit with a Croatian majority. It remains the permanent aspiration of the Croatian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
Structure
![KOS](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Kos.jpg)
The HNS has a 29-member Presidency, headed by
Dragan Čović
Dragan Čović (; born 20 August 1956) is a Bosnian Croat politician who served as the 4th Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2005 and from 2014 to 2018. He is the current president of the Croatian Democrat ...
. HNS's 14-member General Secretariat is chaired by
Božo Ljubić
Božo Ljubić (born 30 September 1949) is a Bosnian Croat politician who is the current president of the Supreme Council of the Croatian National Assembly. Formerly, he was a member of both the national House of Peoples and national House of Rep ...
as the president, while Secretary-general is
Josip Merdžo. The members of the General Secretariat are heads of HNS Departments. Presidency and General Secretariat are main bodies of HNS between its assembly sessions. The HNS has twelve departments.
The members of HNS BiH are all Croats who are elected
*deputies in
cantonal assemblies in the Federation,
*deputies in the
,
*mayors of cities, towns and municipalities,
*deputies in the
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Parlamentarna skupština Bosne i Hercegovine, Парламентарна скупштина Босне и Херцеговине, separator=" / ") is the bicameral legislative ...
,
*cabinet ministers in the Federation,
Republika Srpska
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or in the
Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Bosnian/ Croatian: ''Vijeće ministara Bosne i Hercegovine'', sr, Савјет министара Босне и Херцеговине), often called Bosnian Government ( bs, Vlada Bosne i He ...
.
Members
Political parties supporting the work of Croatian National Assembly and whose members participate in its operations are:
Članice
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* Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine or HDZ BiH) is a Christian democratic, nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, representing the Croats of Bosnia and ...
(HDZ BiH)
* Croatian Democratic Union 1990
The Croatian Democratic Union 1990 ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica 1990, abbreviated HDZ 1990) is a political party of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It split from the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is led by Ili ...
(HDZ 1990)
* Croatian National Shift
The Croatian National Shift ( hr, Hrvatski nacionalni pomak or HNP) is a minor Croatian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Članice
(HNP)
* Croatian Republican Party
The Croatian Republican Party ( hr, Hrvatska republikanska stranka, HRS) is a Croat conservative, centre-right political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The party also participates in 11th electoral district for Croatian parliament.
History
Th ...
(HRS)
* Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( hr, Hrvatska stranka prava Bosne i Hercegovine or HSP BiH) is an extra-parliamentary party in Bosnia and Herzegovina that represents the ideology of Ante Starčević. The main goals of the ...
(HSP BiH)
* Croatian Peasant Party of Stjepan Radić
The Croatian Peasant Party of Stjepan Radić ( hr, Hrvatska seljačka stranka Stjepana Radića or HSS SR) is a minor Croatian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 2007, Croatian Peasant Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the New Croat ...
(HSS SR)
* Croatian Peasant Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Since the legacy and the brand of the historic Croatian Peasant Party ...
(HSS BiH)
* Croatian Movement (HKDU-HRAST)
* Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starčević of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HSP AS)
* Croatian Christian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Croatian Christian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( hr, Hrvatska kršćanska demokratska unija Bosne i Hercegovine, HKDU BiH) is a minor Croatian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
See also
*Croatian Christian Democratic U ...
(HKDU BiH)
* Croatian Democratic Union
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 Croa ...
(HDU)
* Croatian Independent List (HNL)
* Croatian List for Livno (HLL)
* Čapljina Independent Party - Čapljina in Heart
See also
* Szekler National Council
*Hungarian National Council of Transylvania
The Hungarian National Council of Transylvania ( hu, Erdélyi Magyar Nemzeti Tanács, EMNT; ro, Consiliul Național al Maghiarilor din Transilvania, CNMT) is a civic organization that represents the ethnic Hungarians of Romania. Established in 2 ...
*Croat National Council
Croatian National Council of the Republic of Serbia ( hr, Hrvatsko nacionalno vijeće Republike Srbije) is the representative body of Croats in Serbia, established for the protection of the rights and the minority self-government of Croats in Se ...
(Vojvodina)
*Croat National Council (Sarajevo)
Croatian National Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina ( hr, Hrvatsko narodno vijeće BiH) is a Sarajevo-based NGO and a civic organisation of Bosnian Croats.
History
HDZ BiH won 15% of the votes for the country's parliament in Bosnian general elect ...
References
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