Focus (Croatian political party)

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Focus
Fokus
AbbreviationFokus
PresidentGabrijel Deak
Founded27 March 2020 (2020-03-27)
Split from HNS-LD
HeadquartersSavska cesta 41
Zagreb
Membership (2022)571 [1]
Ideology
Political position Centre to centre-right
National affiliationFocus – Republic
European affiliation Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Colours  Light blue
  Dark blue
SloganFocus on the Important
Sabor
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European Parliament
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County Prefects
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Mayors
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Website
fokusnabitno.com

Focus (Croatian : Fokus) is a liberal political party in Croatia. [2] [3] It was founded by independent politicians and entrepreneurs from the Zagreb County area.

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History

Davor Nadi, the first party president Davor Nadi 2021.jpg
Davor Nađi, the first party president

The First President of the party is Davor Nađi, at the time deputy mayor of Sveta Nedelja (previously a member for Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats, HNS–LD). The party elected Ivan Gulam, mayor of Pirovac (also formerly of HNS–LD), as Deputy Leader, and Dario Vrbaslija, president of the Slatina town council (ran locally as an independent, before that a member of Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ), as party Vice President. [3]

Focus first participated in the 2020 Croatian parliamentary elections in coalition with Party with a First and Last Name (led by Dalija Orešković) and Pametno, with the alliance winning three seats in the Sabor, one each. The candidate elected from the Focus list was Dario Zurovec, mayor of Sveta Nedjelja, in District VII. From December 2020 until June 2021, his seat was occupied by party leader Davor Nađi, who acts as deputy representative. [4]

The party also participated in the 2021 Croatian local elections, winning the mayoralties of Sveta Nedelja, Dugo Selo, and Križ in the first round, as well as mayoralty of Samobor in the runoff. [5]

The party participated in the 2024 parliamentary election in a coalition with Republic and the two parties elected won one seat, re-electing Fokus MP Dario Zurovec. On 24 August 2024, Zurovec, Nenad Panian (mayor of Dugo Selo), Marko Magdić (president of Križ municipality), together with some of the party's local councilors and other members, left the party leaving Samobor and Sveti Ivan Zelina as the only mayorship positions held by Focus. [6] [7]

Political program

The basic messages that the party advocates with its program are: [8]

Election results

Legislative

ElectionCoalitionVotes %Seats+/–Government
Coalition totalsFokus only
2020 SsIP–Pametno 66,3993.98 (6th)
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NewOpposition
2024 Republika 47,7152.25 (6th)
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Steady2.svg 0Opposition

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References

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  5. "Lokalni izbori - rezultati". Privremeni rezultati lokalnih izbora. Državno izborno povjerenstvo. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  6. "Zurovec napušta Fokus: "Mi se s takvom politikom ne slažemo"" [Zurovec leaves Fokus: "We do not agree with such a policy"]. Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 24 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  7. "Članovi predaju ispisnice, među njima i glavni aduti stranke: 'Od sutra više nismo parlamentarna stranka'" [Members handing over resignation forms, including the party's main assets: "From tomorrow we are no longer a parliamentary party"]. jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 23 Aug 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  8. "Program stranke". Fokus na bitno. Retrieved 22 May 2021.