This article lists current political parties in Croatia, as well as former parties dating back as far as 1841. Since 1989, Croatia has a multi-party system with numerous parties that must collaborate to form coalition governments.
There are a total of 160 active political parties in Croatia as of November 3, 2024. Since January 1990 (when first political parties were officially legalized in Croatia) a total of 409 of them have been registered to date, out of which 249 have since been struck from the register.
The legal position, conditions, method and procedure for the establishment, registration and termination of political parties are determined by the Political Parties Act.
Modern parties
Political parties with elected representation at the national level
| Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | Sabor | MEPs | Political position | European | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatian Democratic Union Hrvatska demokratska zajednica | HDZ | Andrej Plenković | Conservatism Christian democracy | 55 / 151 | 6 / 12 | Centre-right | EPP | ||
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske | SDP | Siniša Hajdaš Dončić | Social democracy Progressivism | 37 / 151 | 4 / 12 | Centre-left | PES | ||
| We Can! – Political Platform Možemo! – politička platforma | Možemo! | Sandra Benčić Tomislav Tomašević | Green politics Eco-socialism Progressivism | 10 / 151 | 1 / 12 | Left-wing | EGP | ||
| Homeland Movement Domovinski pokret | DP | Ivan Penava | Croatian nationalism Right-wing populism National conservatism Social conservatism | 8 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Right-wing to far-right | – | ||
| The Bridge Most | Most | Božo Petrov | Fiscal conservatism Social conservatism Economic liberalism | 7 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Centre-right to right-wing | ECR Party | ||
| Home and National Rally Dom i nacionalno okupljanje | DOMiNO | Mario Radić | Croatian nationalism National conservatism | 3 / 151 | 1 / 12 | Right-wing | ECR Party | ||
| Independent Democratic Serb Party Samostalna demokratska srpska stranka Самостална демократска српска странка | SDSS СДСС | Milorad Pupovac | Serb minority politics Social democracy Anti-fascism | 3 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Centre-left | – | ||
| Centre Centar | Centar | Ivica Puljak | Social liberalism Economic liberalism | 2 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Centre | ALDE Party | ||
| Istrian Democratic Assembly Istarski demokratski sabor Dieta democratica istriana | IDS DDI | Dalibor Paus | Istrian regionalism Liberalism Social liberalism | 2 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Centre to centre-left | ALDE Party | ||
| Croatian Social Liberal Party Hrvatska socijalno-liberalna stranka | HSLS | Dario Hrebak | Conservative liberalism Classical liberalism | 2 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Centre to centre-right | ALDE Party | ||
| Independent Platform of the North Nezavisna platforma Sjever | NPS | Matija Posavec | Regionalism | 2 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Centre | – | ||
| Croatian Sovereignists Hrvatski suverenisti | HS | Marijan Pavliček | Sovereigntism Croatian nationalism Conservatism Christian right | 1 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Right-wing | ECR Party | ||
| Croatian Peasant Party Hrvatska seljačka stranka | HSS | Krešo Beljak | Agrarianism Social liberalism Liberalism Green politics Republicanism | 1 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Centre to centre-left | – | ||
| Croatian Demochristian Party Hrvatska demokršćanska stranka | HDS | Goran Dodig | Christian democracy Conservatism | 1 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Centre-right to right-wing | EPP | ||
| Dalija Orešković and People with a First and Last Name Dalija Orešković i ljudi s imenom i prezimenom | DO i SIP | Dalija Orešković | Anti-corruption Reformism | 1 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Centre to centre-left | – | ||
| Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats Hrvatska narodna stranka – Liberalni demokrati | HNS | Krunoslav Lukačić | Social liberalism | 1 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Centre to centre-left | ALDE Party | ||
| Civic Liberal Alliance Građansko-liberalni savez | GLAS | Stanko Borić | Liberalism Social liberalism | 1 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Centre-left | ALDE Party | ||
| Croatian Party of Pensioners Hrvatska stranka umirovljenika | HSU | Veselko Gabričević | Pensioners' interests, Single-issue politics | 1 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Centre to centre-left | – | ||
| Law and Justice Pravo i pravda | PiP | Mislav Kolakušić | Sovereigntism Populism Protectionism | 1 / 151 | 0 / 12 | Right-wing | – | ||
Political parties with previously elected representation at a national level
| Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | Political position | European | Elected representatives | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar Primorsko-goranski savez | PGS | Darijo Vasilić | Regionalism Liberalism | Centre | – | 1992 (1 seat) 2000 (1 seat) 2003 (1 seat) | Active only in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County | ||
| Bloc for Croatia Blok za Hrvatsku | BLOK | Zlatko Hasanbegović | Croatian nationalism Right-wing populism Social conservatism | Right-wing to far-right | – | 2020 (1 seat) | |||
| Bandić Milan 365 – Labour and Solidarity Party Bandić Milan 365 – Stranka rada i solidarnosti | BM 365 | Slavko Kojić | Populism | Big tent | – | 2015 (2 seats) 2016 (1 seat) | In bankruptcy | ||
| Croatian Civic Party Hrvatska građanska stranka | HGS | Željko Kerum | Right-wing populism | Right-wing | – | 2011 (2 seats) | Active only in Split-Dalmatia County | ||
| Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja Hrvatski demokratski savez Slavonije i Baranje | HDSSB | Branimir Glavaš | Slavonian regionalism National conservatism | Centre-right | – | 2007 (3 seats) 2011 (6 seats) 2015 (2 seats) 2016 (1 seat) | Active only in the region of Slavonija | ||
| Croatian Labourists – Labour Party Hrvatski laburisti – Stranka rada | Laburisti | David Bregovac | Social democracy Left-wing populism Labourism | Centre-left | – | 2011 (6 seats) 2013 EP (1 seat) 2015 (3 seats) | |||
| Croatian Party of Rights Hrvatska stranka prava | HSP | Marina Logarušić | Neo-fascism Croatian ultranationalism National conservatism | Far-right | – | 1992 (5 seats) 1995/2000 (4 seat) 2003 (8 seats) 2007 (1 seat) | Claims legacy to the Party of Rights | ||
| Democrats Demokrati | – | Ivan Lukež | Social democracy Social liberalism Progressivism | Centre-left | – | 2018 (1 seat) | |||
| Focus Fokus | – | Gabrijel Deak | Economic liberalism | Centre to centre-right | ALDE Party | 2020 (1 seat) 2024 (1 seat) | |||
| Green Alternative – Sustainable Development of Croatia Zelena alternativa - Održivi razvoj Hrvatske | ORaH | Zorislav Antun Petrović | Green politics Social progressivism | Centre-left | EGP (associate) | 2014 EP (1 seat) 2013 (1 seat) | |||
| Independent Youth List Nezavisna lista mladih | NLM | Petar Maretić | Youth politics | Centre-right | – | 2016 (1 seat) | |||
| New Left Nova ljevica | NL | Ivana Kekin | Social democracy Democratic socialism Progressivism | Centre-left to left-wing | 2020 (1 seat) | Merging into Možemo! | |||
| People's Party – Reformists Narodna stranka – Reformisti | Reformisti | Radimir Čačić | Liberalism Economic liberalism | Centre | EDP | 2015 (1 seat) 2016 (1 seat) 2020 (1 seat) | |||
| Social Democrats Socijaldemokrati | – | Davorko Vidović | Social democracy Progressivism | Centre-left | – | 2022 | |||
| Workers' Front Radnička fronta | RF | Collective leadership | Democratic socialism Left-wing populism Progressivism | Left-wing to far-left | PEL | 2020 (1 seat) | |||
- † Croatian Christian Democratic Union (Hrvatska kršćanska demokratska unija or HKDU) – won 1 seat in 1995, 1 seat in 2000
- Croatian Democratic Peasant Party (Hrvatska demokratska seljačka stranka or HDSS) – won 1 seat in 2003
- † Croatian Growth (Hrvatski rast or Hrast) – active from 2012 to 2021
- † Croatian Independent Democrats (Hrvatski nezavisni demokrati or HND) – active from 1994 to 2011; won 1 seat in 1995
- † Croatian Party of Rights — Dr. Ante Starčević (Hrvatska stranka prava dr. Ante Starčević or HSP AS) – won 1 seat in 2011; 3 seats in 2015
- † Dalmatian Action (Dalmatinska akcija or DA) – active from 1990 to 2003; won 1 seat in 1992
- † Democratic Centre (Demokratski centar or DC) – active from 2000 to 2016; won 1 seat in 2003
- † Liberal Party (Liberalna stranka or LS) – active from 1998 to 2006; won 2 seats in 2000 and 2003
- † Party of Croatian Intergenerational Solidarity (Stranka međugeneracijske solidarnosti Hrvatske or SMSH) – active from 2016 to 2017; had 1 seat in 2016 (merged into BM 365)
- † Party of Liberal Democrats (Stranka liberalnih demokrata or LIBRA) – active from 2002 to 2005; won 3 seats in 2003
- † Serb People's Party (Srpska narodna stranka/Српска народна странка or SNS/CHC) – won 3 seats in 1992; 2 seats in 1995; 1 seat in 2000
- † Slavonia-Baranja Croatian Party (Slavonsko-baranjska hrvatska stranka or S-BHS) – active from 1992 to 2008, won 1 seat in 1995; 1 seat in 2000
- † Social Democratic Action of Croatia (Akcija socijaldemokrata Hrvatske or ASH) – active between 1994 and 2016; won 1 seat in 1995
- † The Key of Croatia (Ključ Hrvatske) – active between 2011 and 2024; won 1 seat in 2015; 8 seats in 2016 (merged into Law and Justice)
Other parties
- Alternative for Croatia (Alternativa za Hrvatsku or AZH)
- Autochthonous Croatian Party of Rights (Autohtona-Hrvatska stranka prava or A-HSP)
- Bloc Pensioners Together (Blok umirovljenici zajedno or BUZ)
- Charter for Rijeka or List for Rijeka (Lista za Rijeku/Lista per Fiume; RI or LZR)
- † Croatian Bloc (Hrvatski blok or HB) – active 2002–2009
- † Croatian Conservative Party (Hrvatska konzervativna stranka or HKS) – active 2014–2021
- Croatian Party of Rights 1861 (Hrvatska stranka prava 1861 or HSP 1861)
- † Croatian Pure Party of Rights (Hrvatska čista stranka prava or HČSP)
- † Croatian Republican Union (Hrvatska republikanska zajednica or HRZ)
- † Croatian Workers Party (Hrvatska radnička stranka or HRS)
- Democratic Alliance of Serbs (Demokratski savez Srba/Демократски caвeз Cpбa or DSS/ДСC)
- Democratic HSS (Demokratski HSS or DHSS)
- Democratic Party of Zagorje (Zagorska demokratska stranka or ZDS)
- Determination and Justice (Odlučnost i pravednost or OiP)
- For the City (Za grad or ZG)
- Green Alliance – Greens (Zeleni savez – Zeleni)
- † Istrian Social Democratic Forum (Istarski socijaldemokratski forum or ISDF)
- † Left of Croatia (Ljevica Hrvatske)
- LiPO (Lika, primorje i otoci)
- Međimurje Party (Međimurska stranka)
- † Only Croatia – Movement for Croatia (Jedino Hrvatska – Pokret za Hrvatsku)
- † Party of Danube Serbs (Partija podunavskih Srba/Партија подунавских Срба or PPS/ППС)
- Party of Ivan Pernar (Stranka Ivana Pernara or SIP)
- † Pirate Party (Piratska stranka)
- Republic (Republika)
- † Serb Democratic Party (Srpska demokratska stranka/Српска демократска cтранка or SDS/СДС)
- Socialist Labour Party of Croatia (Socijalistička radnička partija Hrvatske or SRP)
- † The Split Party (Splitska stranka)
- † Women's Democratic Party (Demokratska stranka žena or DSŽ)
- Youth Action (Akcija mladih or AM)
- Zagorje Party (Zagorska stranka or ZS)
Historical parties
- Illyrian Party/People's Party (Ilirska stranka/Narodna stranka, 1841–1861)
- People's Liberal Party/Independent People's Party (Narodno-liberalna stranka/Neodvisna narodna stranka, 1861–1903)
- Croatian-Hungarian Party (Hrvatsko-ugarska stranka, 1841–1861)
- Unionist Party/People's Constitutional Party (Unionistička stranka/Narodno-ustavna stranka, 1861–1873)
- Party of Rights/Croatian Party of Rights (Stranka prava/Hrvatska stranka prava, 1861–1910)
- Pure Party of Rights/Croatian Pure Party of Rights (Čista stranka prava/Hrvatska čista stranka prava, 1895–1918)
- Starčević's Party of Rights (Starčevićeva stranka prava, 1908–1911–1918)
- Croatian People's Progressive Party (Napredna stranka/Hrvatska pučka napredna stranka, 1904–1910)
- Progressive Democratic Party (Napredna demokratska stranka, 1918–1919)
- Serb Independent Party/Serb People's Independent Party (Srpska samostalna stranka/Srpska narodna samostalna stranka, 1881–1918)
- Serb People's Radical Party (Srpska narodna radikalna stranka, 1903–1918)
- Croatian Independent Party (Hrvatska samostalna stranka, 1910–1918)
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia and Slavonia (Socijaldemokratska stranka Hrvatske i Slavonije, 1894–1918)
- Croat-Serb Coalition (Hrvatsko-srpska koalicija, 1905–1918)
- Autonomist Party (Dalmatia) (Autonomna stranka, 1860–1918)
- People's Party/People's Croatian Party or Croatian National Party (Dalmatia) (Narodna stranka/Narodna hrvatska stranka, 1861–1905)
- Serbian Party or Serb People's Party (Dalmatia) (Srpska stranka/Srpska narodna stranka, 1879–1918)
- Croatian Party (Dalmatia) (Hrvatska stranka, 1905–1918)
- Democratic Party (Dalmatia) (Demokratska stranka, 1904–1906)
- Croat-Slovene People's Party (Istria) (Hrvatsko-slovenska narodna stranka, 1878–1918)
- Croatian Popular Party (Hrvatska pučka stranka, 1919–1929)
- Croatian Union (Hrvatska zajednica, 1919–1926)
- Communist Party of Croatia/League of Communists of Croatia (Komunistička partija Hrvatske/Savez komunista Hrvatske, 1937–1990)
▶ Note: The Croatian adjective "narodni/a/o" could be translated as "people's" and/or "national", similar adjective "pučki/a/o" signifies "popular" or "people's" (but not "national").
See also
- Lists of political parties
- Liberalism in Croatia
- Left-wing politics in Croatia
- Far-right politics in Croatia
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