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Political party in Croatia
The
Patriotic Coalition
(
Croatian
:
Domoljubna koalicija
) was a political alliance in
Croatia
formed in 2015. The parties signed the coalition agreement on 21 September 2015.
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On
2015 parliamentary election
, coalition won a relative majority in 5 of the 10 constituencies in Croatia, and all 3 seats reserved for the Croatian diaspora, and thus received a total of 59 of the 151 parliamentary seats, with its main competitor
center-left
Croatia is Growing
coalition also winning a relative majority in 5 of the 10 constituencies in Croatia, and 56 of the 151 parliamentary seats. After more than 40 days of negotiations with the
Bridge of Independent Lists
(MOST) and numerous twists and turns mainly due to MOST frequently changing terms, coalition achieved agreement with MOST and
Milan Bandi? 365 - The Party of Labour and Solidarity
on forming new government with Prime Minister being independent
Tihomir Ore?kovi?
.
Presidents of several coalition party members stated in 2016 that communication among coalition members is bad, with some expressing dissatisfaction with Governments' announced reforms.
On June 16, 2016, Coalition supported
Cabinet of Tihomir Ore?kovi?
lost a motion of no confidence in the
Croatian Parliament
, which was followed by the Parliament's self-dissolution on June 20, 2016 which triggered
early election
that
was held in September 2016
.
On July 7, 2016, 1.500 members of the
Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Star?evi?
left the party because of their dissatisfaction of how the party was run, accusing it of "becoming a spokesman for
HDZ
".
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On the same day, Main Committee of the
Croatian Peasant Party
made a decision that they would leave the Coalition and join coalition led by center-left
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
.
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On July 25, 2016, HDZ announced that it would leave the Coalition.
Former members
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The coalition consisted of ten parties:
History
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European parliament
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Early versions of the coalition participated in a joint list for elections to the European Parliament in 2013 and 2014.
Election
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In coalition with
|
Votes won
|
Percentage
|
Total seats won
|
Change
|
2013
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|
Croatian Democratic Union
,
Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Star?evi?
, Bloc of United Pensioners
|
243,654
|
32,86%
|
|
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2014
[5]
|
Croatian Democratic Union
,
Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Star?evi?
, Bloc of United Pensioners,
Croatian Peasant Party
,
Croatian Christian Democratic Party
,
Democratic Party of Zagorje
|
381,844
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41,42%
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