Croatian political party
The
Homeland Movement
(
Croatian
:
Domovinski pokret
; abbr.
DP
), previously known as
Miroslav ?koro Homeland Movement
(
Croatian
:
Domovinski pokret Miroslava ?kore
; abbr.
DPM?
) until February 2021, is a
nationalist
and
right-wing populist
political party
in
Croatia
.
[8]
[9]
The DP was founded by Croatian singer, former
Croatian Democratic Union
MP, and
2019?20 presidential election
candidate,
Miroslav ?koro
, on 29 February 2020.
History
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On 29 February 2020,
Miroslav ?koro
, a former MP who stood in the
recent presidential election
, confirmed to the media the formation of a new party, four and a half months before the
parliamentary elections
.
[19]
The DP tried to form a broad right-of-centre coalition for the upcoming election. They negotiated with
the Bridge
, but no agreement was reached.
[20]
A coalition was formed with several other parties, including the conservative
Croatian Sovereignists
, which was established to contest the
2019 European elections
, and the newly founded
Bloc for Croatia
.
[21]
A coalition agreement was also signed with the
Green List
, emphasizing "environmental protection and the fight against
climate change
".
[22]
On 20 July 2021, Miroslav ?koro resigned as party president over a dispute over party finances. This was soon followed by disciplinary proceedings against ?koro and his sister Vesna Vu?emilovi?, which is why they decided to leave the party.
[23]
[24]
On 9 October 2021,
Mayor
of
Vukovar
,
Ivan Penava
was elected the new party president.
[25]
Ivan Penava has defended usage of the old
pro-Nazi
Ustasha
salute
Za dom spremni
, stating that whoever is offended by that slogan should not be visiting Vukovar.
[26]
In the
2024 Croatian parliamentary election
, the DP led a coalition with
Law and Justice
and two independent members of the
Sabor
won 14 seats, becoming the third largest faction.
[27]
The ruling
Croatian Democratic Union
(HDZ)'s coalition only earned 61 seats, needing 76 to form a government.
[28]
As such, the DP was courted by both the HDZ, and the main opposition, the
Social Democratic Party
(SDP) and
Rivers of Justice
coalition led by
Zoran Milanovi?
who attempted to form a broad "national salvation" government of every party against the HDZ. As such the party has been described as the
kingmaker
, as whichever coalition they join, the HDZ or SDP, would earn enough seats to form a government.
[27]
However, on 27 April, after having coalition negoations with both parties, the HDZ
Prime Minister
Andrej Plenkovi?
announced that the DP would be joining their coalition "in the coming days."
[29]
Political positions
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The DP is variously considered
conservative
,
right-wing populist
and
nationalist
. The party competed in the
2020 Croatian parliamentary election
in a coalition with several other minor right-wing to
far-right
parties, including the
Croatian Conservative Party
,
Croatian Growth
and
Bloc for Croatia
.
[3]
It is also a vocal opponent of
We can!
and the
Independent Democratic Serb Party
.
[30]
The party is in favour of the
European Union
and the
Schengen Area
but was opposed to the
euro
. The party is also against
abortion
and
same-sex marriage
. During 2022, the party expressed support for Ukraine, but was opposed to allowing military training of the
Armed Forces of Ukraine
in Croatia.
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List of presidents
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Election results
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Legislative
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Notes
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References
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"Izvje??e o obavljenoj financijskoj reviziji - Domovinski pokret za 2022"
(PDF)
.
State Audit Office
(in Croatian). 3 November 2023
. Retrieved
21 December
2023
.
- ^
a
b
c
Wolfl, Adelheid.
"Kroatischer Premier will Pandemie fur vorgezogene Wahlen nutzen"
.
Der Standart
. Retrieved
18 June
2020
.
- ^
a
b
c
"Croatia plans to dissolve parliament on May 18 ahead of election: PM"
.
Reuters
. Zagreb. 14 May 2020
. Retrieved
6 June
2020
.
- ^
Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020).
"Croatia"
.
Parties and Elections in Europe
.
- ^
"Croatia ? Parties"
.
Europe Elects
. Retrieved
5 July
2020
.
- ^
"?koro je osnovao svoj Domovinski pokret: 'Mi smo dr?ava koja po?inje za?e?em, u kojoj svako dijete ima oca i majku'
"
.
telegram.hr
. 29 February 2020.
- ^
Prnjak, Hrvoje (7 March 2020).
"Projekt za vlast Miroslava ?kore: novi vođa populista nada se Plenkovi?evoj pobjedi, a nakon toga aktivirat ?e uhodani plan za 30 zastupnika u Saboru"
.
Slobodna Dalmacija
. Retrieved
17 June
2020
.
- ^
a
b
"Croatia to Hold Election Amid Virus, Political Uncertainty"
.
The New York Times
. 3 July 2020
. Retrieved
5 July
2020
.
- ^
a
b
"Croatia parliamentary race close as virus spikes"
.
The Washington Post
. 5 July 2020
. Retrieved
5 July
2020
.
- ^
Vladisavljevic, Anja (18 June 2020).
"Election Campaigners' Attacks on Abortion Draw Condemnation in Croatia"
. Retrieved
19 June
2020
.
- ^
"Croatia's ruling conservatives win parliamentary election"
.
Euronews
. 4 July 2020
. Retrieved
6 July
2020
.
- ^
"Croatian PM hails 'victory' for conservatives in parliamentary vote"
.
Deutsche Welle
. Retrieved
6 July
2020
.
- ^
Hopkins, Valerie (3 July 2020).
"Croatia's nationalist revival points to role for far-right"
.
Financial Times
. Retrieved
6 July
2020
.
- ^
"Penava: Jesmo za EU, ali kao zajednicu suverenih dr?ava, a ne kao jednu dr?avnu zajednicu kakvu smo imali u Jugoslaviji ? vi?e nije Beograd nego je Bruxelles!"
. 30 October 2023.
- ^
"DIP objavio cijeli popis: Ovo su svi novi zastupnici u saboru"
.
index.hr
(in Croatian). Index. 6 Jul 2020
. Retrieved
10 April
2024
.
- ^
"Prve izlazne ankete: Povijesni trijumf Toma?evi?a u Zagrebu, Puljak uvjerljivo dobio Split"
.
telegram.hr
(in Croatian). Telegram. 30 May 2021
. Retrieved
10 April
2024
.
- ^
"Nova anketa: HDZ ima najve?u podr?ku u posljednjih godinu dana"
.
index.hr
(in Croatian). Index. 10 Mar 2024
. Retrieved
10 April
2024
.
- ^
"Novi Crobarometar: Istra?ivanje otkriva je li Milanovi? uspio sru?iti rejting HDZ-u i koga bi građani radije za premijera"
.
dnevnik.hr
(in Croatian). Nova TV. 25 Mar 2024
. Retrieved
10 April
2024
.
- ^
"Miroslav ?koro predstavio najbli?e suradnike i poru?io: "Ne bih stajao danas ovdje da nisam spreman biti premijer"
"
.
Dnevnik.hr
(in Croatian). 29 February 2020
. Retrieved
29 February
2020
.
- ^
"Zapeli pregovori ?kore sa Suverenistima i Mostom"
.
Index.hr
. Retrieved
20 May
2020
.
- ^
"FACTBOX ? Croatia ahead of July 5 general election"
. SeeNews. 2 July 2020
. Retrieved
5 July
2020
.
- ^
"VIDEO: ?KORO POTPISAO SPORAZUM SA JO? JEDNOM STRANKOM Progovorio o Penavi, Marijani Petir, Bernardi?u, ali i razlazu s poznatim vinarom"
.
Jutarnji list
. 19 May 2020.
- ^
"Miroslav ?koro ekskluzivno za Dnevnik Nove TV o ostavci i raskolu u Domovinskom pokretu:
Mo?da ?e ovo biti dovoljan razlog da me izbace van
"
[Miroslav ?koro exclusively for Dnevnik Nova TV about the resignation and split in the Homeland Movement: "Maybe this will be enough reason to throw me out"].
Dnevnik.hr
(in Croatian). 16 August 2021
. Retrieved
19 January
2022
.
- ^
"Miroslav ?koro izlazi iz Domovinskog pokreta: "To?no je, zatra?io sam ispisnicu"
"
[Miroslav ?koro leaves the Homeland Movement: "That's right, I asked for a letter of printout"].
Dnevnik.hr
(in Croatian). 21 August 2021
. Retrieved
19 January
2022
.
- ^
"Ivan Penava izabran za novog predsjednika Domovinskog pokreta"
. Ve?ernji list
. Retrieved
2 April
2024
.
- ^
Novakov, Sara (April 20, 2024).
"
"Ekstremna desnica postaje kroja? sudbine Hrvatske"
"
.
NIN
.
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a
b
Orovic, Joe; Higgins, Andrew (18 April 2024).
"A Far-Right Party Emerges as a Possible Kingmaker in Croatia"
.
The New York Times
.
Archived
from the original on 18 April 2024
. Retrieved
19 April
2024
.
- ^
"Croatia's ruling conservatives win parliamentary vote, but cannot rule alone"
.
Associated Press
. 18 April 2024.
Archived
from the original on 18 April 2024
. Retrieved
18 April
2024
.
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Badovinac, Nikola.
"Homeland Movement meets with HDZ and SDP"
.
glashrvatske.hrt.hr
. Retrieved
2 May
2024
.
- ^
T. V.;
HRT
;
HINA
(2024-04-29).
"Radi?: DP ne mo?e biti dio ve?ine sa SDSS-om i Mo?emo!"
.
Croatian Radiotelevision
. Retrieved
2024-05-17
.
- ^
"Plenkovi? nije uspio: HDZ nije skupio dovoljno ruku za Vladinu odluku o obuci ukrajinskih vojnika u Hrvatskoj"
.
Dnevnik.hr
(in Croatian)
. Retrieved
2023-09-26
.