The Independent Platform of the North ( hr, Nezavisna Platforma Sjever, NPS) is a regionalist political party in Croatia led by Matija Posavec, the prefect of Međimurje County since

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. Its headquarters is located in Čakovec. Initially founded as an electoral list in March 2021 prior to that year's

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, it took on its current name in July 2023. The party is positioned on the political centre and seeks to gather independent lists from the region. Posavec was previously a member of the

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Croatian People's Party (HNS) and its Međimurje branch leader, until he left in 2019. He resigned as county prefect in September 2021 after a

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affair was revealed and he was arrested. He initially confessed to accepting a 10 thousand

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bribe, but later retracted the confession and successfully ran for a new mandate as county prefect in a special election. He was re-elected during the

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in the first round. NPS won two seats in the Croatian Parliament at the 2024 Croatian parliamentary election. The party was a part of the Our Croatia alliance. After the election, the two NPS deputies formed a joint parliamentary club with the Centre.

Election results

Legislative

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External links

Official website
Political parties in Croatia Regionalist parties in Croatia Political parties established in 2021