Croatian Pure Party of Rights ( hr, Hrvatska čista stranka prava or HČSP) is a

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political party in

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founded in 1992. The party claims to be an ideological descendant of the identically named right-wing Serbophobic historical party which was active in the early 20th century and which advocated the

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for Croatia at the time when it was part of

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and

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. In the

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, a coalition consisting of

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and Croatian Pure Party of Rights won one

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, held by

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from HSP-AS.

History

The original HČSP was founded in 1904 by the Kvaternik and other factions of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP), calling on the tradition of one of the ''Frankovci'', a historical right-wing fraction movement of the

Party of Rights The Party of Rights ( hr, Stranka prava) was a Croatian nationalism, Croatian nationalist political party in Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia and later in Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. It was founded in 1861 by Ante Starčević and Eugen Kv ...

from late 19th and early 20th century. Like most right-wing parties in

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, the HČSP claim a legacy descending from

Ante Starčević Ante Starčević (; 23 May 1823 – 28 February 1896) was a Croatian politician and writer. His policies centered around Croatian state law, the integrity of Croatian lands, and the right of his people to self-determination. As an important memb ...

. The party was reconstituted in 1992.

Ideology

The modern party was founded by Ivan Gabelica and Nedeljko Gabelica. The party supports the legacy of the Ustaša, Independent State of Croatia (NDH), and its leader

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. The official HČSP website features celebrations of Pavelić's 120th birthday, and the party members expressed loyalty to him by laying flowers on the grave of his parents, and attending church mass in honor of Pavelić. Luka Podrug, candidate of the

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-led coalition for the parliamentary elections 2015, expressed admiration for the Ustaše. He has also publicly admitted that he is "responsible" for Ustasha salute "

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" on the monument to fallen members of the HOS in

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. At the Split cemetery on April 10, 2006, he celebrated the establishment of NDH saying that it is a "day that every normal Croat respects and celebrates, as a day comparable to their child's birthday" Party policy would introduce

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to the

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n system, and would also cease cooperation with the

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. The party opposes the EU and

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membership. Internal policies would include banning

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and not allowing same-sex marriages.

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given to

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who participated in the rebellion, as well as the return of

, would be cancelled.

Regional Representation

HČSP contested local elections in

and

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Political activities

The party announced that it would spend 600,000

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for the 2007 electoral campaign. The youngest person competing in the 2007 elections, Kristina Posavec stated she has chosen to be on HČSP list because ''"it is against EU, NATO and gay marriages".'' In one of the election debates, former party leader Josip Miljak stated that the "profit of INA goes to Hungary, to MOL, to the Jewish capital, while we are left only with the pollution." After this statement, HNS's Goran Beus Richembergh and SDP's

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left the TV studio in protest. In April 2012, HČSP attempted to organize an international far-right and neo-Nazi conference and meeting in Zagreb. The event did not take place, as it was banned by the Croatian Ministry of the Interior. Members of the HČSP prominently attend protests against

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rallies and commemorations for victims of the

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Electoral history

Legislative

European Parliament

References

External links

Official web site

Croatian Pure Party of Rights FacebookHČSP: Zločinci i četnici su na listama za SaborHČSP:Stanove treba graditi mladima, a ne četnicima
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