The Patriotic Coalition (Croatian: Domoljubna koalicija) was a political alliance in Croatia formed in 2015. The parties signed the coalition agreement on 21 September 2015.[1] On 2015 parliamentary election, coalition won a relative majority in 5 of the 10 constituencies in Croatia, and all 3 seats reserved for the Croatian diaspora, and thus received a total of 59 of the 151 parliamentary seats, with its main competitor center-left Croatia is Growing coalition also winning a relative majority in 5 of the 10 constituencies in Croatia, and 56 of the 151 parliamentary seats. After more than 40 days of negotiations with the Bridge of Independent Lists (MOST) and numerous twists and turns mainly due to MOST frequently changing terms, coalition achieved agreement with MOST and Milan Bandić 365 - The Party of Labour and Solidarity on forming new government with Prime Minister being independent Tihomir Orešković.
Patriotic Coalition Domoljubna koalicija | |
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| Founded | 21 September 2015 |
| Dissolved | 25 July 2016 |
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Political position | Centre-right to Right-wing |
| Colours | Blue |
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Presidents of several coalition party members stated in 2016 that communication among coalition members is bad, with some expressing dissatisfaction with Governments' announced reforms.
On June 16, 2016, Coalition supported Cabinet of Tihomir Orešković lost a motion of no confidence in the Croatian Parliament, which was followed by the Parliament's self-dissolution on June 20, 2016 which triggered early election that was held in September 2016.
On July 7, 2016, 1.500 members of the Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević left the party because of their dissatisfaction of how the party was run, accusing it of "becoming a spokesman for HDZ".[2] On the same day, Main Committee of the Croatian Peasant Party made a decision that they would leave the Coalition and join coalition led by center-left Social Democratic Party of Croatia.[3]
On July 25, 2016, HDZ announced that it would leave the Coalition.
Former members
editThe coalition consisted of ten parties:
| Logo | Party name | Leader | Ideology | Seats in the Parliament (January 2016) |
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Croatian Democratic Union | Andrej Plenković | Liberal conservatism | 49 / 151
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Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević | Hrvoje Niče | Nationalism | 3 / 151
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Croatian Peasant Party | Krešo Beljak | Agrarianism | 2 / 151
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Croatian Social Liberal Party | Darinko Kosor | National liberalism | 2 / 151
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Croatian Growth | Ladislav Ilčić | Social conservatism | 1 / 151
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Bloc Pensioners Together | Milivoj Špika | Rights of pensioners | 1 / 151
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Croatian Christian Democratic Party | Goran Dodig | Christian democracy | 1 / 151
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Democratic Party of Zagorje | Stanko Belina | Regionalism | 0 / 151
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History
editEuropean parliament
editEarly versions of the coalition participated in a joint list for elections to the European Parliament in 2013 and 2014.
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won | Percentage | Total seats won | Change |
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| 2013[4] | Croatian Democratic Union, Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević, Bloc of United Pensioners | 243,654 | 32,86% | 6 / 12
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| 2014[5] | Croatian Democratic Union, Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević, Bloc of United Pensioners, Croatian Peasant Party, Croatian Christian Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Zagorje | 381,844 | 41,42% | 6 / 11
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Domoljubna koalicija u Vukovaru potpisala koalicijski sporazum". www.dnevnik.hr. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- ^ "Oko 1.500 članova napustilo HSP AS, Ćorić im poručio da 'sad s drugima idu u Sabor' | N1 HR". Hr.n1info.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- ^ Piše: Hina Objavljeno prije sat vremena. "HSS odlučio: Na izbore idu sa SDP-om - Vijesti". Index.hr. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- ^ European Parliament election, 2013 (Croatia)#Results[circular reference]
- ^ "Prebrojani svi glasovi: DIP službeno objavio imena 11 europarlamentaraca". Novi list online portal. Retrieved 3 July 2015.