2016 Croatian parliamentary election

Croatian parliamentary election, 2016

by 11 September 2016
Alle 151 seats to Hrvatski sabor 76 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Leader Milijan Brkić (acting) Zoran Milanović Party HDZ SDP Leader since 21 June 2016 2 June 2007 Last election 33.46% , 59 seats (Patriotic Coalition) 32.31% , 56 seats (Croatia is Growing) Current seats 59 56   Leader Božo Petrov Boris Miletić Party Most IDS Leader since 17 November 2012 14 February 2014 Last election 13.17%, 19 seats 1.83%, 3 seats Current seats 12 3
Incumbent Prime Minister Tihomir Orešković Non-partisan

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Next election

Snap parliamentary elections will be held in Croatia in 2016. All 151 seats in the Croatian Parliament will be up for election.

Background

Following the 2015 elections a government was formed by independent businessman Tihomir Orešković. However, the largest party in his coalition government, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), put forward a motion of no confidence on 16 June, with 125 of 151 MPs voting in favour of the motion. The HDZ sought to form a new government with Minister of Finance Zdravko Marić as Prime Minister; this was opposed by the largest opposition party, the Social Democratic Party, which wanted fresh elections.

On 20 June MPs voted to dissolve parliament effective on 15 July, resulting in snap elections being called. The date will be chosen by President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, but must be between 30 and 60 days after the dissolution with 4 September as the most likely date.

Electoral system

The 151 members of the Croatian Parliament are elected by three methods; 140 are elected in ten 14-seat constituencies by proportional representation using a 5% electoral threshold, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method; three are elected in a special constituency for Croatians living overseas, and eight are elected from a constituency for ethnic minority groups (three for Serbs, one each for Italians and Hungarians, one for Czechs/Slovaks, one for Albanians/Bosniaks/Macedonians/Montenegrins/Slovenes and one for Austrians/Bulgarians/Germans/Jews/Poles/Roma/Romanians/Rusyns/Russians/Turks/Ukrainians/Vlachs).

Political parties

Main article: List of political parties in Croatia

Name		Abbr.	Ideology	Political spectrum	Leader	Seats 2015	Seats before election	Electoral districts
Patriotic Coalition
style="background-color: Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color" |	Croatian Democratic Union Hrvatska demokratska zajednica	HDZ	Christian democracy, Social conservatism	Centre-right	Milijan Brkić (acting)	49	49
style="background-color: Template:Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević/meta/color" |	Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević Hrvatska stranka prava dr. Ante Starčević	HSP AS	National conservatism	Right-wing	Ivan Tepeš	3	3
style="background-color: Template:Croatian Peasant Party/meta/color" |	Croatian Peasant Party Hrvatska seljačka stranka	HSS	Agrarianism, Christian democracy, Social conservatism	Centre-right	Krešo Beljak	2	2
style="background-color: Template:Croatian Social Liberal Party/meta/color" |	Croatian Social Liberal Party Hrvatska socijalno liberalna stranka	HSLS	Liberalism	Centre	Darinko Kosor	2	2
	Bloc Pensioners Together	BUZ	Single-issue politics (Pensioners' rights)		Milivoj Špika	1	1
	Croatian Growth	Hrast	Social conservatism		Ladislav Ilčić	1	1
	Croatian Christian Democratic Party	HDS	Christian democracy		Goran Dodig	1	1
	Democratic Party of Zagorje	ZDS	Regionalism (Hrvatsko Zagorje)		Stanko Belina	0	0
Croatia is Growing coalition
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic Party of Croatia/meta/color" |	Social Democratic Party of Croatia Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske	SDP	Social democracy	Centre-left	Zoran Milanović	42	42
style="background-color: Template:Croatian People's Party/meta/color" |	Croatian People's Party-Liberal Democrats Hrvatska narodna stranka - liberalni demokrati	HNS	Liberalism, Economic liberalism, Progressivism	Centre left	Ivan Vrdoljak	9	9
style="background-color: Template:Croatian Labourists - Labour Party/meta/color" |	Croatian Labourists - Labour Party Hrvatski laburisti - stranka rada	Laburisti	Labor rights	Left-wing	Nansi Tireli	3	3
style="background-color: Template:Croatian Party of Pensioners/meta/color" |	Croatian Party of Pensioners Hrvatska stranka umirovljenika	HSU	Single-issue politics (pensioner's rights)	Centre-left	Silvano Hrelja	2	2
	Authentic Croatian Peasant Party	A-HSS	Agrarianism	Centre-right	Stanko Grčić	0	0
	Zagorje Party	ZS	Regionalism (Hrvatsko Zagorje)	Centre	Miljenko Jerneić	0	0
"Our Own Right" coalition
style="background-color: Template:Istrian Democratic Assembly/meta/color" |	Istrian Democratic Assembly Istarski demokratski sabor	IDS	Istrian regionalism, social liberalism	Centre-left	Boris Miletić	3	3
style="background-color: Template:Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar/meta/color" |	Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar Primorsko goranski savez	PGS	Regionalism (Primorje-Gorski Kotar)		Darijo Vasilić	0	0
	List for Rijeka Lista za Rijeku	RI	Regionalism (Rijeka)		Danko Švorinić	0	0
Successful Croatia coalition
style="background-color: Template:People's Party - Reformists/meta/color"|	People's Party - Reformists Narodna stranka - Reformisti	Reformisti	Economic liberalism	Centre	Radimir Čačić	1	1
style="background-color: Template:Forward Croatia-Progressive Alliance/meta/color"|	Forward Croatia! - Progressive Alliance Naprijed Hrvatska! - Progresivni savez	Naprijed Hrvatska!	Progressivism, Social democracy	Centre-left	Ivo Josipović	0	0
	Party of Croatian Pensioners, Green Forum, Dubrovnik Democratic Assembly	Umirovljenici, ZF, DDS				0	0
Labour and Solidarity Coalition
	Milan Bandić 365 - The Party of Labour and Solidarity Milan Bandić 365 - stranka rada i solidarnosti	Bandić 365	Populism	Centre	Milan Bandić	2	2
	Istrian democrats Istarski demokrati	ID-DI	Regionalism	Centre-left	Damir Kajin	0	0
	New wave- Party of Development Novi val-Stranka razvoja	Novi val	Social Democratic	Centre-left	Ljubo Jurčić	0	0
	Democratic Party of Prigorje and Zagreb, Democratic Women's Party, European Party of Croatia, Croatian Workers' Party, Croatian Party of Greens – Eco-Alliance, Međimurje Party, Independent Croatian Farmers, Pensioners' Party, Pensioners' Democratic Union, Green Alliance, Green Party	DPS, DSŽ, HES, HRS, Zeleni, MS, SU, UDU, Zeleni, ZS				0	0
Coalition "Ready"
style="background-color: Template:Croatian Conservative Party/meta/color"|	Croatian Conservative Party Hrvatska konzervativna stranka	HKS	National conservatism, Economic liberalism	Right-wing	Ruža Tomašić	0	0
	Croatian Party of Rights Hrvatska stranka prava	HSP	National liberalism, Croatian nationalism, Euroscepticism	far right	Daniel Srb	0	0
	Family Party Obiteljska stranka	OS	Social conservatism	Right-wing	Mate Knezović	0	0
Not part of any coalition
	Croatian Dialogue Initiative Hrvatska inicijativa za dijalog	HRID	Centrism	Centre	Drago Prgomet	0	2
style="background-color: Template:Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja/meta/color" |	Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja Hrvatski demokratski savez Slavonije i Baranje	HDSSB	Slavonian regionalism, Conservativism	Right-wing	Dragan Vulin	2	2
style="background-color: Template:Croatian Citizen Party/meta/color" |	Croatian Citizen Party Hrvatska građanska stranka	HGS	Right-wing populism	Centre-right	Željko Kerum	0	0
style="background-color: Template:Sustainable Development of Croatia/meta/color" |	Sustainable Development of Croatia Održivi razvoj Hrvatske	ORaH	Sustainable development, Environmentalism, Progressivism	Centre-left	Luka Keller	0	0
style="background-color: Template:Bridge of Independent Lists/meta/color"|	Bridge of Independent Lists Most nezavisnih lista	Most	Fiscal conservatism, Economic liberalism	Centre-right	Božo Petrov	19	12
style="background-color: Template:Human Blockade/meta/color" |	Human Blockade Živi zid	Živi zid	Populism, Anti-establishment, Euroscepticism	Centre	Five Co-Presidents	1	1
	Youth Action Akcija mladih	AM				0	0
	In the Name of the Family – Project Homeland U Ime Obitelji – projekt Domovina	UiO-projekt Domovina	Social conservatism, Political Catholicism	Right-wing	Željka Markić	0	0
	Authentic Croatian Party of Rights Autohtona – Hrvatska stranka prava	A-HSP				0	0
	Croatian Christian Democratic Union, Croatian Democratic Party, National Democrats	HKDU, HDS, ND				0	0
	Croatian Dawn – Party of the People Hrvatska Zora Stranka Naroda	HZ	Social conservatism, Christian democracy	Right-wing	Milan Kujundžić	0	0
	Socialist Labour Party of Croatia Socijalistička radnička partija	SRP	Communism	Far-left	Vladimir Kapularin	0	0
	For the City Za Grad	Za Grad				0	0
	Defenders' Patriotic Party of Croatia Braniteljsko Domoljubna Stranka Hrvatske	BDSH				0	0
	Workers' Front Radnička fronta	RF	Democratic socialism	Far-left	collective leadership	0	0
	Smart Pametno	Pametno	Economic liberalism	Centre	Marijana Puljak	0	0
	Together Movement Pokret Zajedno	Pokret Zajedno				0	0
	Croatian Party of Order Hrvatska stranka reda	HSR				0	0
	Međimurje Democratic Alliance Međimurske demokratski savez	MDS				0	0
	Democratic Union of National Renewal – Right Demokratski Savez Nacionalne Obnove – Desno	Desno	National conservatism, Croatian nationalism	Far-right	Anto Đapić	0	0