Democrats Demokrati | |
|---|---|
 | |
| President | Mirando Mrsić[1] |
| General Secretary | Davor Dobrović[1] |
| Vice Presidents | Bojana Hribljan[1] Aleksandar Horvat Matija Ladić Ivan Lukež |
| Founded | 20 October 2018 |
| Split from | Social Democratic Party of Croatia |
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Ideology | Social democracy Social liberalism Progressivism Environmentalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Amsterdam Coalition (2019–present) |
| Croatian Parliament | 0 / 151 |
| Website | |
| https://demokrati.hr/ | |
The Democrats (Croatian: Demokrati) are a centre-left Croatian political party headed by Mirando Mrsić.[2] The party was founded on the 20 October 2018 in Zagreb.[3] It was officially registered with the Ministry of Public Administration on 27 November 2018.[4]
According to the party, their program is based on a "long-term, stable, sustainable development of Croatia.[5]
The party was part of the Amsterdam Coalition, an electoral alliance of seven Croatia liberal political parties, that participated in the 2019 European Parliament election in Croatia.[6]
Political position
At the founding congress, Mrsić stated that the party will campaign for "a Croatia where everybody is paid for their work and of which they can live, has a dignified pension, equal access to quality health care, equal opportunity in education and to live safely in a clean and healthy environment."[3]
The party supports:[5]
- a competitive digital economy,
- decentralization,
- raising wages and pension,
- access to modern technologies and fast internet,
- social justice and civic liberties,
- environmental protection,
- equal opportunity in education and employment,
- LGBT rights,
- a fair judicial system,
- cutting down parafiscal taxes, etc.
Electoral history
Legislative
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won
(coalition totals) |
Percentage | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (July) | HL-RI | 6,594 | 0.40% | 0 / 151 |
 |
European Parliament
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won
(coalition totals) |
Percentage | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Amsterdam Coalition | 55,806 | 5.19% | 0 / 12 |
|
References
- 1 2 3 "Ljudi" [People]. Democrats (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ↑ Tomičić, Tihana (12 October 2018). "Mirando Mrsić osniva stranku naziva Demokrati: 'Nije bit da budemo utočište za nezadovoljne SDP-ovce'". Novi list. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- 1 2 "Osnovani Demokrati, nova politička stranka na čelu s Mirandom Mrsićem" [Democrats founded, a new political party headed by Mirando Mrsić]. Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ↑ "Mirando Mrsić predstavio novu parlamentarnu stranku Demokrati" [Mirando Mrsić announced new parliamentary party called Democrats]. Večernji list. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- 1 2 "Programska osnova: Hrvatska 2030" [Program basis: Croatia 2030]. Democrats (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ↑ "Mrsićevi Demokrati - sedma stranka Amsterdamske koalicije" [Mrsić's Democrats - seventh party of Amsterdam Coalition]. tportal.hr (in Croatian). 17 February 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Croatian)
