Democrats (Croatia)

Liberal political party in Croatia

Democrats

Demokrati

President| Ivan Lukež[1]
Vice Presidents| Bojana Hribljan[1]
Matija Ladić
Founder| Mirando Mrsić
Founded| 20 October 2018; 6 years ago (2018-10-20)
Split from| Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Headquarters| Zagreb, Croatia
Ideology| Social democracy
Social liberalism
Progressivism
Environmentalism
Pro-Europeanism
Political position| Centre-left
National affiliation| Amsterdam Coalition
(2019–2020)
Our Croatia
(since 2024)
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Website
https://demokrati.hr/

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The Democrats (Croatian: Demokrati) are a minor centre-left Croatian political party founded by Mirando Mrsić.[2] The party was founded on the 20 October 2018 in Zagreb.[3] It was officially registered with the Ministry of Public Administration on 27 November 2018.[4]

According to the party, their program is based on a "long-term, stable, sustainable development of Croatia.[5]

The party was part of the Amsterdam Coalition, an electoral alliance of seven Croatia liberal political parties, that participated in the 2019 European Parliament election in Croatia.[6]

## Political position

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At the founding congress, Mrsić stated that the party will campaign for "a Croatia where everybody is paid for their work and of which they can live, has a dignified pension, equal access to quality health care, equal opportunity in education and to live safely in a clean and healthy environment."[3]

The party supports:[5]

* a competitive digital economy,
* decentralization,
* raising wages and pension,
* access to modern technologies and fast internet,
* social justice and civic liberties,
* environmental protection,
* equal opportunity in education and employment,
* LGBT rights,
* a fair judicial system,
* cutting down parafiscal taxes, etc.

## Election results

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### Legislative

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Election  | Coalition  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–  | Government

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Coalition | Demokrati
2020 | HL-RI | 6,594  | 0.40%  |

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| New  | Extra-parliamentary
2024 | Our Croatia | 47,655  | 2.25%  |

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### European Parliament

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Election  | List leader  | Coalition  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–  | EP Group

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Coalition | Demokrati
2019 | Valter Flego | Amsterdam Coalition | 55,806  | 5.19 (#5)  |

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2024 | Fair Play List 9[a] | 41,710  | 5.54 (#5)  |

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## Notes

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1. ^ Including also IDS, NPS, SDSS, HSLS, HNS, NS-R, SD, PGS and RI.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Ljudi" [People]. Democrats (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
2. ^ Tomičić, Tihana (12 October 2018). "Mirando Mrsić osniva stranku naziva Demokrati: 'Nije bit da budemo utočište za nezadovoljne SDP-ovce'". Novi list. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
3. ^ a b "Osnovani Demokrati, nova politička stranka na čelu s Mirandom Mrsićem" [Democrats founded, a new political party headed by Mirando Mrsić]. Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
4. ^ "Mirando Mrsić predstavio novu parlamentarnu stranku Demokrati" [Mirando Mrsić announced new parliamentary party called Democrats]. Večernji list. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
5. ^ a b "Programska osnova: Hrvatska 2030" [Program basis: Croatia 2030]. Democrats (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
6. ^ "Mrsićevi Demokrati - sedma stranka Amsterdamske koalicije" [Mrsić's Democrats - seventh party of Amsterdam Coalition]. tportal.hr (in Croatian). 17 February 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.

## External links

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