Independent Platform of the North

Political party in Croatia

Independent Platform of the North

Nezavisna platforma Sjever

Abbreviation| NPS
President| Matija Posavec
Founder| Matija Posavec
Founded| March 2021
Split from| Croatian People's Party
Headquarters| Park Rudolfa Kropeka 2, Čakovec
Ideology| Regionalism
Political position| Centre
National affiliation| Our Croatia (2024)
Colors|  Teal (customary)
Green,  Blue
Slogan| "Sjever dolazi"[1]
("The North is coming")
Sabor|

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Website
platformasjever.hr

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The Independent Platform of the North (Croatian: Nezavisna Platforma Sjever, NPS) is a regionalist political party in Croatia led by Matija Posavec, the prefect of Međimurje County since 2013. Its headquarters is located in Čakovec. Initially founded as an electoral list in March 2021 prior to that year's local elections, it took on its current name in July 2023.[2]

The party is positioned on the political centre and seeks to gather independent lists from the region.[1]

Posavec was previously a member of the social liberal Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (HNS) and its Međimurje branch leader, until he left in 2019. He resigned as county prefect in September 2021 after a bribery affair was revealed and he was arrested. He initially confessed to accepting a 10 thousand kuna bribe, but later retracted the confession and successfully ran for a new mandate as county prefect in a special election. He was re-elected during the 2021 Croatian local elections in the first round.[3]

NPS won two seats in the Croatian Parliament at the 2024 Croatian parliamentary election.[4] The party was a part of the Our Croatia alliance.[5] After the election, the two NPS deputies formed a joint parliamentary club with the Centre.[6]

## Election results

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### Presidential

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The following is a list of presidential candidates who were endorsed by NPS.

Election year(s)  | Candidate  | 1st round  | 2nd round  | Result

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
2024 | Zoran Milanović (Ind.)  | 797,938  | 49.68 (#1)  |  |  | TBA

### Legislative

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Election  | Coalition  | Votes won  | Percentage | Seats won  | Change  | Government

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2024 | Our Croatia
[a] | 25,830  | 1.22%  |

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| New  | Opposition

1. ^ the sole representative of the coalition in the 3rd district, de facto running independently with the coalition support

### European Parliament

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

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

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

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ a b "Nezavisna platforma Sjever predstavila program: 'Očekujemo tri mandata'". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Večernji list. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
2. ^ "Stranka Matije Posavca dobila novo ime – Nezavisna Platforma Sjever (NPS)". Nezavisna Platforma Sjever (in Croatian). 26 July 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
3. ^ "Tko je Matija Posavec? Bio je najmlađi župan, na izborima za Sabor iznenadio je mnoge, ali ni njegova karijera nije bez mrlja". dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). Nova TV. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
4. ^ Tesija, Vuk (18 April 2024). "Croatia's HDZ Emerges Front-Runner in Election but Lacks a Majority". Balkan Insight.
5. ^ "Stranke potpisale suradnju; Vidović: Nećemo nikoga pljuvati, obraćamo se uljeđenom dijelu". tportal.hr (in Croatian). Tportal. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
6. ^ "Dubravko Bilić i međimurski poduzetnik Ivica Baksa zastupnici su Nezavisne platforme Sjever". evarazdin.hr (in Croatian). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

## External links

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* Official website

*[TBA]: To be announced