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The 8th Sabor was inaugurated on 28 December 2015 (for the first time in history due to a postponed election of the Speaker), having originally been called by the President to hold an inaugural session on December 3. The assembly came into existence following the November 2015 parliamentary election and consisted of 151 representatives elected from 10 geographical and two special electoral districts. The 8th Sabor dissolved itself by a vote of 137 in favor on 20 June 2016 and formally dissolved on 15 July 2016. The 8th Sabor was the shortest in the history of independent Croatia with a term lasting only 200 days. The 8th Sabor officially ended on 14 October with the inauguration of the 9th Sabor.
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The Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (or President) from 28 December 2015 is Željko Reiner, member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). [1]
Vice presidents of Sabor are Ante Sanader (HDZ), Robert Podolnjak (Most) and Ivan Tepeš (HSP AS). [2] Two vice presidents were elected on 3 February 2016: Milanka Opačić (SDP) and Vesna Pusić (HNS).
On the basis of the parliamentary election of 2015, the composition of the Sabor as of the dissolution is as follows. There has to be noted that national minority MPs can join other clubs as well beside the national minority group.
| Party | June 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) | 50 [3] | |
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) | 42 [3] | |
| Bridge of Independent Lists (Most) | 15 | |
| Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (HNS) | 10 [4] | |
| National minority club | 6 | |
| Milan Bandić 365 (BM 365), Bloc Pensioners Together (BUZ) and minority MPs | 6 | |
| Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) and Furio Radin | 4 | |
| Croatian Dialogue Initiative (HRID) and Šandor Juhas | 3 | |
| Croatian Labourists - Labour Party (Laburisti) | 3 | |
| Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU) and Stipe Petrina | 3 | |
| Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević (HSP AS) | 3 | |
| Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) and Croatian Christian Democratic Party (HDS) | 3 [5] | |
| Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) and Gordana Rusak | 3 | |
| Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) and Reformists (Reformisti) | 3 | |
| Non-Inscrits | 3 [3] | |
| Total | 151 | |
| Party | January 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) | 49 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) | 42 | |
| Bridge of Independent Lists (Most) | 15 | |
| Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (HNS) | 9 | |
| Croatian Labourists - Labour Party (Laburisti) | 3 | |
| Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević (HSP-AS) | 3 | |
| Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) | 3 | |
| Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja (HDSSB) | 2 | |
| Croatian Dialogue Initiative (HRID) | 2 | |
| Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU) | 2 | |
| Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) | 2 | |
| Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) | 2 | |
| Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) | 2 | |
| Milan Bandić 365 - The Party of Labour and Solidarity (BM 365) | 2 | |
| Bloc Pensioners Together (BUZ) | 1 | |
| Croatian Christian Democratic Party (HDS) | 1 | |
| Croatian Growth (HRAST) | 1 | |
| Human Shield (Živi zid) | 1 | |
| Independent List Stipe Petrina (NLSP) | 1 | |
| Reformists (Reformisti) | 1 | |
| Independents | 7 | |
| Total | 151 | |
| Party | Name | Constituency/Deputizing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatian Democratic Union (50) | Ivan Anušić | District IV | |
| Branko Bačić | District X | ||
| Dražen Barišić | District VI | ||
| Josip Bilaver | District IX | ||
| Blaženko Boban | District X, deputizing Zlatko Ževrnja | ||
| Josip Borić | District VIII, deputizing Anton Kliman | ||
| Dražen Bošnjaković | District VI | ||
| Marija Budimir | District V | ||
| Stevo Culej | District V | ||
| Tomislav Čuljak | District V | ||
| Tomislav Ćorić | District I, deputizing Davorin Mlakar since 3 June 2016 | ||
| Pero Ćosić | District V | ||
| Željko Dilber | District VII | ||
| Josip Đakić | District IV | ||
| Damir Felak | District II, deputizing Darko Sobota | ||
| Željko Fiolić | District VII | ||
| Željko Glasnović | Representative of the Croatian diaspora | ||
| Sandra Jakelić | District IX, deputizing Goran Pauk | ||
| Gordan Jandroković | District VI | ||
| Josip Križanić | District III, deputizing Darko Horvat | ||
| Damir Krstičević | District X | ||
| Marijan Kustić | District IX, deputizing Božidar Kalmeta since 4 February 2016 | ||
| Franjo Lucić | District V | ||
| Božo Ljubić | Representative of the Croatian diaspora | ||
| Margareta Mađerić | District I | ||
| Ljubisa Maksimčuk | District V, deputizing Danijel Marušić | ||
| Goran Marić | District VI | ||
| Jasen Mesić | District VII | ||
| Andrija Mikulić | District II | ||
| Darko Milinović | District IX | ||
| Domagoj Ivan Milošević | District VII | ||
| Nada Murganić | District VII, deputizing Damir Jelić | ||
| Stjepan Pintarić | District IV, deputizing Tomislav Tolušić | ||
| Sanja Putica | District X | ||
| Ivan Radić | District IV | ||
| Željko Reiner | District I | ||
| Josipa Rimac | District IX | ||
| Ante Sanader | District IX | ||
| Anđelko Stričak | District III | ||
| Ivan Šipić | District IX | ||
| Petar Škorić | District X | ||
| Ivan Šuker | Representative of the Croatian diaspora | ||
| Miro Totgergeli | District II, deputizing Miro Kovač | ||
| Miroslav Tuđman | District II | ||
| Žarko Tušek | District III | ||
| Antun Vidaković | District VI, deputizing Ivo Žinić | ||
| Lucian Vukelić | District VIII, deputizing Oleg Butković | ||
| Leon Žulj | District IV, deputizing Milijan Brkić since 31 January 2016 | ||
| Ante Župan | District IX, deputizing Tomislav Karamarko | ||
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia (42) | Vedran Babić | District II | |
| Arsen Bauk | District X, deputized by Tonči Bilić until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Davor Bernardić | District I | ||
| Igor Dragovan | District I | ||
| Sabina Glasovac | District IX | ||
| Peđa Grbin | District VIII | ||
| Branko Grčić | District X, deputized by Nikša Peronja until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Mario Habek | District III | ||
| Siniša Hajdaš Dončić | District III, deputized by Dunja Špoljar until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Domagoj Hajduković | District IV | ||
| Tihomir Jakovina | District V, deputized by Damir Rimac until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Ivo Jelušić | District VI | ||
| Željko Jovanović | District VIII | ||
| Ivan Klarin | District IX | ||
| Joško Klisović | District I, deputized by Karolina Leaković until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Ana Komparić Devčić | District VIII | ||
| Sandra Krpan | District VIII, deputizing Dino Manestar | ||
| Boris Lalovac | District VI, deputized by Kristina Ikić-Baniček until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Gordan Maras | District II, deputized by Vesna Jakas until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Damir Mateljan | District VII | ||
| Predrag Matić | District V, deputized by Biljana Gaća until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Zoran Milanović | District I, deputized by Melita Mulić until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Orsat Miljanić | District I, deputized by Alen Prelec until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Mirando Mrsić | District VI, deputized by Svjetlana Lazić until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Milanka Opačić | District VII, deputized by Saša Đujić until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Rajko Ostojić | District VI | ||
| Ranko Ostojić | District IX, deputized by Franko Vidović until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Darko Parić | District X | ||
| Davor Penić | District X, deputizing Ante Kotromanović | ||
| Dražen Pros | District II, deputizing Josip Leko since 3 June 2016 | ||
| Zdravko Ronko | District V | ||
| Tomislav Saucha | District VII, deputized by Nenad Livun until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Gordana Sobol | District II | ||
| Nenad Stazić | District VII | ||
| Damir Tomić | District IV | ||
| Siniša Varga | District I, deputized by Snježana Bužinec until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Zoran Vasić | District VI | ||
| Franko Vidović | District IX, deputizing Ingrid Antičević-Marinović since 3 June 2016 | ||
| Tanja Vrbat Grgić | District VIII | ||
| Dragica Zgrebec | District III | ||
| Mihael Zmajlović | District VII, deputized by Kristijan Rajšel until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Tomislav Žagar | District IV | ||
| Bridge of Independent Lists (15) | Ljubisa Ambrušec | District II | |
| Miro Bulj | District IX | ||
| Josip Katalinić | District VII | ||
| Mario Klobučić | District X | ||
| Ivan Kovačić | District X | ||
| Maro Kristić | District X, deputizing Božo Petrov | ||
| Ivan Lovrinović | District II | ||
| Juro Martinović | District VI | ||
| Jasna Matulić | District VI | ||
| Ivica Mišić | District V | ||
| Robert Podolnjak | District III | ||
| Marko Sladoljev | District VII, deputizing Slaven Dobrović | ||
| Ines Strenja-Linić | District VIII | ||
| Miroslav Šimić | District VI | ||
| Ružica Vukovac | District V, deputizing Tomislav Panenić | ||
| Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (9) | Milorad Batinić | District III | |
| Goran Beus Richembergh | District VI | ||
| Štefanija Damjanović | District III, deputizing Matija Posavec | ||
| Božica Makar | District III, deputizing Predrag Štromar | ||
| Anka Mrak-Taritaš | District II, deputized by Melita Samoborec until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Marija Puh | District III | ||
| Vesna Pusić | District I, deputized by Igor Kolman until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Nada Turina-Đurić | District VII | ||
| Ivan Vrdoljak | District IV, deputized by Marijana Živko until 30 January 2016 | ||
| Croatian Labourists – Labour Party (3) | Tomislav Končevski | District III | |
| Jaroslav Pecnik | District IV | ||
| Nansi Tireli | District VIII | ||
| Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević (3) | Pero Ćorić | District V | |
| Ivan Kirin | District VIII | ||
| Ivan Tepeš | District IV | ||
| Istrian Democratic Assembly (3) | Tulio Demetlika | District VIII | |
| Boris Miletić | District VIII | ||
| Giovanni Sponza | District VIII | ||
| Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja (2) | Branimir Glavaš | District IV | |
| Josip Salapić | District IV, deputizing Vladimir Šišljagić | ||
| Croatian Dialogue Initiative (2) | Irena Petrijevčanin Vuksanović | District I, elected as a Most candidate | |
| Drago Prgomet | District I, elected as a Most candidate | ||
| Croatian Party of Pensioners (2) | Silvano Hrelja | District VIII | |
| Marija Ilić | District V | ||
| Croatian Peasant Party (2) | Branko Hrg | District II | |
| Davor Vlaović | District V, deputizing Božo Galić after the resignation of Davor Miličević, since 5 February 2016 | ||
| Croatian Social Liberal Party (2) | Dario Hrebak | District II | |
| Darinko Kosor | District I | ||
| Independent Democratic Serb Party (2) | Mile Horvat | Special representative of the Serb minority | |
| Milorad Pupovac | Special representative of the Serb minority | ||
| Milan Bandić 365 (2) | Miodrag Demo | District VI | |
| Sandra Perković | District II, deputizing Milan Bandić | ||
| Bloc Pensioners Together (1) | Milivoj Špika | District X | |
| Croatian Christian Democratic Party (1) | Goran Dodig | District X | |
| Croatian Growth (1) | Ladislav Ilčić | District III, member of the HDZ club | |
| Human Shield (1) | Ivan Vilibor Šinčić | District VII | |
| Independent List Stipe Petrina (1) | Stipe Petrina | District IX, elected as a Most candidate; member of the HSU club | |
| Reformists (1) | Radimir Čačić | District III | |
| Independents (7) | Vladimir Bilek | Special representative of Czech and Slovak minorities; member of the BM 365 club | |
| Ermina Lekaj Prljaskaj [6] | Special representative of the Albanian and four other minorities; member of the BM 365 club | ||
| Šandor Juhas | Special representative of the Hungarian minority, member of the HRID club | ||
| Veljko Kajtazi | Special representative of the Roma and eleven other minorities; member of the HNS club [7] | ||
| Furio Radin | Special representative of the Italian minority; member of the IDS club | ||
| Mirko Rašković [8] | Special representative of the Serbian minority; elected as an SDSS candidate, member of the HDZ club, later switched to the BM 365 club | ||
| Gordana Rusak | District I, elected as a Most candidate, until 18 January 2016 HRID, after that member of the HSLS club | ||
Note that a number of MPs who are high-ranking members of parties in the ruling coalition were subsequently appointed to various ministerial and governmental positions, while others continued to serve as city mayors. In such cases they are required by Croatian law to put their parliamentary mandate on hold for the duration of their other term of office and in the meantime their seats are then taken by a party-appointed replacement MP. Those replacements are documented above. The changes which resulted in club changes or occurred after the inauguration of the new government are shown here as well.
| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 22 December 2015 | 12th district | SDSS | independent (politician) | Mirko Rašković left SDSS | ||
| 18 January 2016 | 1st district | independent (politician) | Gordana Rusak left HRID | |||
| 30 January 2016 | 4th district | SDP | HNS-LD | Ivan Vrdoljak returned to parliament | ||
| 31 January 2016 | 4th district | HDZ | HDZ | Milijan Brkić left parliament | ||
| 5 February 2016 | 5th district | HDZ | HSS | Davor Miličević left parliament | ||
| May 2016 | 10th district | BUZ | BUZ | Milivoj Špika switched from the HSLS group to the BM 365 group | ||
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