Social Democrats (Croatia)

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Social Democrats
Socijaldemokrati
President Davorko Vidović
General Secretary Nikša Vukas
FoundedOctober 2021 (2021-10)(parliamentary group)
9 July 2022 (2022-07-09)(party)
Split from Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Membership (2022)1,300 [1]
Ideology Social democracy
Progressivism
Political position Centre-left
National affiliation Our Croatia
Colours  Red
  Blue
Sabor
11 / 151
Website
socijaldemokrati.hr

The Social Democrats (Croatian : Socijaldemokrati) is a Croatian centre-left political party founded in 2022. The party was preceded by a parliamentary group of the same name that broke away from the Social Democratic Party of Croatia in October 2021. [2]

History

The party was officially launched on July 9, 2022, and at the time of foundation was the largest opposition force in the Sabor. [3] The party stated they will not go against the initiatives of Croatian Democratic Union that benefit the citizens, and that they do not have plans to be obstructive. [4]

In October 2023, Social Democrats formed a political coalition with the Croatian Peasant Party for the 2024 Croatian parliamentary elections called Our Croatia, which has since been joined by Croatian Labourists – Labour Party and Democrats. [5] In March 2024, the Croatian Peasant Party left the coalition Our Croatia to join the centre/centre-left coalition Rivers of Justice. [6]

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References

  1. "Socijaldemokrati postali stranka. Vidović: "SDP je prošlost, a dizanje ruke za HDZ-ovu Vladu izdaja"" [The Social Democrats became a party. Vidović: "The SDP is a thing of the past, and raising a hand for the HDZ Government is treason"]. Novi list . 9 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. "Osnovana nova stranka s najviše oporbenih zastupnika u Saboru, na čelu Davorko Vidović" [A new party was founded with the most opposition representatives in Parliament, headed by Davorko Vidović]. www.tportal.hr. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  3. "Socijaldemokrati postali najveća oporbena stranka: 'Mi SDP ne doživljavamo kao konkurenciju'" [The Social Democrats became the largest opposition party: 'We do not perceive SDP as competition']. Večernji list . 9 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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  6. "Postignut velik dogovor ljevice i centra. Ovih 10 stranaka ide zajedno na izbore" [A major agreement was reached between the left and the center. These 10 parties go to the elections together]. Index.hr (in Croatian). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.