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Independents for Croatia

Independents for Croatia

Political party in Croatia


The Independents for Croatia (Croatian: Neovisni za Hrvatsku or NHR) is an inactive conservative and right-wing populist political party in Croatia. The Party was founded on 1 June 2017, and officially registered with the Ministry of Public Administration on 2 June 2017.[6]

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History

Bruna Esih was elected as first party president at the party's founding congress. The party secretary-general is Ivo Mikić, while Krešimir Kartelo serves as a political secretary and spokesperson. Party has no vice-president, but only the presidency. Following 2016 parliamentary election, Bruna Esih and Zlatko Hasanbegović entered Croatian Parliament on the Croatian Democratic Union electoral list; Esih as independent, and Hasanbegović as a party member. After HDZ decided to enter into coalition with liberal Croatian People's Party, they decided to leave HDZ parliamentary club and form their own with another independent conservative MP representing Croatian diaspora, Željko Glasnović, and move to the opposition. Following 2017 Zagreb local elections, Party entered Zagreb Assembly and eventually supported mayor Milan Bandić thus helping him to ensure majority.[7]

The party hasn't been active on social media since 2020 and doesn't anymore have a functional website. As of September 2023, it was facing bakruptcy.[8] Party founder Bruna Esih joined Croatian Party of Rights in February 2024 and is running for Sabor on the "For Homeland" coalition list in the 2024 parliamentary election.[9][10]

Election history

Legislative

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European Parliament

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References

  1. "Organizacija - Neovisni za Hrvatsku". www.neovisni.hr.
  2. "Rightist Threatens Croatian Ruling Party's Plans in Zagreb". BalkanInsight. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. "What were the Ustasa for Minister Hasanbegovic?". BalkanInsight. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. "BRUNA ESIH SE VRAĆA U POLITIKU, OVAJ PUT KAO ČLANICA HRVATSKE STRANKE PRAVA". hrvatski-glasnik.com. 4 Feb 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  5. "Izbori za EU parlament 2019". www.izbori.hr. Retrieved 2019-05-29.

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