National Forum ( hr, Nacionalni forum, abbreviation NF) was a citizen association and a political party (officially registered on February 1, 2014) in

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, founded by

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. On March 1, 2014, NF announced a coalition with

Croatian Social Liberal Party The Croatian Social Liberal Party ( hr, Hrvatska socijalno-liberalna stranka or HSLS) is a conservative-liberal political party in Croatia. The HSLS was formed in 1989 as the first Croatian political party formed after the reintroduction of mult ...

(HSLS) for upcoming European Parliament election. Later, they formed that coalition, together with

Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar The Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar ( hr, Primorsko-goranski savez or PGS) is a minor Croatian liberal regionalist political party of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. They formerly had one representative in the Croatian Parliament in an alliance ...

(PGS) and

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. The party joined the

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(EDP) on 30 April 2014.

Political program

Party's political program was focused on stimulating

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and employment, especially of the young, educated and talented people who are waiting for their chance on the Employment Exchange, and demography, which is crucial for the existence of the

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. Party's program also placed emphasis on

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, considering it is high time to abolish the unjust rule of a handful of privileged individuals whose particular interests are placed ahead of the common good.

Electoral history

European Parliament

References

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External links

Official website
Defunct political parties in Croatia Political parties established in 2013