Focus on the Important ( hr, Fokus na bitno) or just Focus ( hr, Fokus) is a minor

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. It was founded by

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and entrepreneurs from the

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area.

History

The First President of the party is Davor Nađi, at the time deputy mayor of Sveta Nedelja (previously a member for

Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats The Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats ( hr, Hrvatska narodna stranka – Liberalni demokrati or HNS – LD) is a social-liberal political party in Croatia. As of April 2015 HNS forms a parliamentary club with 5 members in the Croati ...

, HNS–LD). The party elected Ivan Gulam, mayor of Pirovac (also formerly of HNS–LD), as Deputy Leader, and Dario Vrbaslija, president of the Slatina town council (ran locally as an independent, before that a member of Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ), as party Vice President. Focus first participated in the 2020 Croatian parliamentary elections in coalition with SIP (led by Dalija Orešković) and

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, with the alliance winning three seats in the

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, one each. The candidate elected from the Focus list was Dario Zurovec, mayor of Sveta Nedjelja, in District VII. Since December 2020, his seat is occupied by party leader Davor Nađi, who acts as deputy representative. The party also participated in the

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, winning the mayoralties of Sveta Nedelja, Pirovac, and Križ in the first round.

Political program

The basic messages that the party advocates with its program are: *Lower

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es (with the model used in Estonia given as an example) and regulatory burdens. *Fewer employees in the

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with increased efficiency, transparency and the introduction of

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. *Adapting to

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through the concept of a green economy based on

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and investments in infrastructure.

Election results

Legislative

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