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| | membership = 35.738<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sdp.hr/aktualno/konacni-sluzbeni-rezultati-izbora-predsjednika-sdp-a/ |title=Konačni službeni rezultati izbora za predsjednika SDP-a - SDP |publisher=Sdp.hr |date=2016-04-26 |accessdate=2016-05-02}}</ref> | | membership = 35.738<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sdp.hr/aktualno/konacni-sluzbeni-rezultati-izbora-predsjednika-sdp-a/ |title=Konačni službeni rezultati izbora za predsjednika SDP-a - SDP |publisher=Sdp.hr |date=2016-04-26 |accessdate=2016-05-02}}</ref> | ||
| | ideology = ]<ref name="Nordsieck">{{Cite web|url=http://parties-and-elections.eu/croatia.html|title=Croatia|last=Nordsieck|first=Wolfram|date=2016|website=Parties and Elections in Europe}}</ref><ref name="expat">{{cite web|url=https://www.expatincroatia.com/croatia-largest-political-parties/|title=Croatia's Largest Political Parties|website=Expat in Croatia|last=Gladoic|first=Andrea|date=14 June 2018|accessdate=12 October 2018}}</ref><br>]<ref name="expat">{{cite web|url=https://www.expatincroatia.com/croatia-largest-political-parties/|title=Croatia's Largest Political Parties|website=Expat in Croatia|last=Gladoic|first=Andrea|date=14 June 2018|accessdate=12 October 2018}}</ref><br />]<ref name="expat"/> | | ideology = ]<ref name="Nordsieck">{{Cite web|url=http://parties-and-elections.eu/croatia.html|title=Croatia|last=Nordsieck|first=Wolfram|date=2016|website=Parties and Elections in Europe}}</ref><ref name="expat">{{cite web|url=https://www.expatincroatia.com/croatia-largest-political-parties/|title=Croatia's Largest Political Parties|website=Expat in Croatia|last=Gladoic|first=Andrea|date=14 June 2018|accessdate=12 October 2018}}</ref><br>]<ref name="expat">{{cite web|url=https://www.expatincroatia.com/croatia-largest-political-parties/|title=Croatia's Largest Political Parties|website=Expat in Croatia|last=Gladoic|first=Andrea|date=14 June 2018|accessdate=12 October 2018}}</ref><br />]<ref name="expat"/> | ||
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| The '''Social Democratic Party of Croatia''' ({{lang-hr|Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske}} or '''SDP''') is a ] political party and the largest party of the Croatian ].<ref name="expat"/> The SDP is one of the two major ], along with the ]<ref name="JansenHecke">{{Citation |first1=Thomas |last1=Jansen |first2=Steven |last2=Van Hecke |title=At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party |publisher=Springer |year=2011 |page=79 |isbn=9783642194146 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kXEA8XGdEb8C&pg=PA79 |accessdate=2012-07-26}}</ref> ] (HDZ). | The '''Social Democratic Party of Croatia''' ({{lang-hr|Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske}} or '''SDP''') is a ] political party and the largest party of the Croatian ].<ref name="expat"/> The SDP is one of the two major ], along with the ]<ref name="JansenHecke">{{Citation |first1=Thomas |last1=Jansen |first2=Steven |last2=Van Hecke |title=At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party |publisher=Springer |year=2011 |page=79 |isbn=9783642194146 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kXEA8XGdEb8C&pg=PA79 |accessdate=2012-07-26}}</ref> ] (HDZ). | ||
| <br /> | |||
| The SDP was formed in 1990 as the successor of the ], Croatian branch of the ], which had governed ] within the ] since ].<ref name=successor /> | |||
| The party first won the elections in ] and formed a coalition government headed by ]. After losing the ], the party remained in opposition for eight years. In the ] SDP won 61{{ref label|prorder|b|}} out of 151 seats in the ], and managed to form the ] under ] with its partners from the ]. After SDP and its coalition partners failed to achieve an agreement on forming a new government following the ], the party returned to the opposition. Former{{ref label|prorder|c|}} SDP member and presidential candidate ] served as the third ] from 2010 to 2015. Another SDP member, ] was the ] at the ]. | |||
| The SDP is a member of the ] (PES), ] (S&D), ] (PA),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://progressive-alliance.info/participants/|title=Participants|accessdate=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302142054/http://progressive-alliance.info/participants/|archive-date=2 March 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and the ] (SI). | |||
| ==History== | |||
| ===Early 1990s=== | |||
| ], founder of SDP and Croatia's Prime Minister from January 2000 to December 2003.]] | |||
| The SDP was established on 3 November 1990 by the ] faction of the former ] (SKH), the ]n branch of the ] (SKJ).<ref name="hidra-profil"/> | |||
| SKH delegation led by ], along with their ]n counterparts, had abandoned the 14th congress of SKJ in January 1990 following a dispute with the Serbian delegation led by ] over how ] should be reorganized. | |||
| At the same time Croatia was preparing for its first multi-party election following the decision made by SKH in December 1989 which envisioned elections in April and May 1990. In February 1990 the ] parliament adopted amendments to the constitution which enabled a multi-party system. That same month SKH had rebranded themselves as the "Party of Democratic Reform" (''Stranka demokratskih promjena'' or SDP) and went on to run in the ] as SKH-SDP, coming in second behind the ] (HDZ) with 26 percent of votes and a total of 107 seats in all three houses of parliament which had 351 seat. | |||
| On 3 November 1990 the party was officially established in its current form,<ref name="hidra-profil"/> by dropping the ] SKH from its name. In the ], the first election held according to the new ] which had been adopted on 22 December 1990, SDP won 5.52% of the popular vote and a total of 11 seats in the 138-seat parliament. In 1993 the party re-branded themselves again and changed their name to the "Social Democratic Party" (''Socijaldemokratska partija''), the name they kept to this day. | |||
| ===Merger with SDH=== | |||
| In 1990, a parallel Social Democratic Party of Croatia ({{Lang-hr|Socijaldemokratska '''stranka''' Hrvatske}}, SDSH) was founded. It was later renamed to the Social Democrats of Croatia (''Socijaldemokrati Hrvatske'', SDH). Like most parties created at the time, it was opposed to the communist government and wanted ] to secede from ], yet it had the distinction of being one of the few to present itself as ]. The party founders included many prominent intellectuals, including ] and ]<ref name="index-culic-2009">{{cite web| url = http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/osoba-tjedna-miroslav-tudjman--sin-koji-je-od-oca-naslijedio-sve-mane-i-nijednu-vrlinu/427568.aspx| language = Croatian | |||
| | title = Osoba tjedna: Miroslav Tuđman - Sin koji je od oca naslijedio sve mane i nijednu vrlinu| author = Marinko Čulić| publisher = ]| date = 30 March 2009| accessdate = 30 May 2010}}</ref> This party claimed that it was continuing tradition of the historical Social Democratic Party of Croatia, created in 1894 and merged in 1919 into the ]. | |||
| In the first ], SDSH joined the centrist ] and fared badly, winning only 21 out of 351 seats. However, its position was strong enough to warrant ministerial posts in the national unity government of ] which was in power from July 1991 to August 1992. However, its two ministers Bosiljko Mišetić and Zvonimir Baletić defected to the ] ] (HDZ) soon after their appointment. | |||
| Before the 1992 parliamentary and presidential elections, SDSH was involved in bitter dispute with the SDP over its rebranding into the Social Democratic Party of Croatia. SDSH claimed that its name was stolen. The election showed SDP to be much stronger party than SDSH, which failed to win parliament seats. At the same time, SDSH leader ] finished last in the ], winning a meagre 0.7 percent of the vote. This ultimately led to SDSH and SDP patching their differences and former being incorporated into the latter in April 1994. | |||
| In the following ], SDP won 8.93 percent of the popular vote and a total of 10 seats in the parliament, coming in fourth behind the ] (HDZ), ] (HSS) and the ] (HSLS). | |||
| ===2000–2003 government=== | |||
| {{Politics of Croatia}} | |||
| In August 1998 SDP and ] leaders ] and ] signed a coalition agreement and proceeded to run together in the ].<ref name="koalicija98">{{cite news|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/ivan-jakovcic--budisa-i-tomcic-od-racana-su-napravili-don-quijotea-nase-revolucije/445762/|title='Budiša i Tomčić od Račana su napravili Don Quijotea 'revolucije'|last=Vlašić|first=Boris|author2=Vurušić, Vlado|date=2 January 2010|work=]|language=Croatian|accessdate=12 October 2011}}</ref> The SDP-HSLS coalition won the election with 38.7% of the vote and 71 out of 151 seats.<ref name="2000results">{{cite web|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/c/croatia/croatia2.txt|title=Republic of Croatia legislative elections of 3 January 2000|work=Adam Carr's Election Archive|accessdate=12 October 2011}}</ref> SDP and HSLS then formed a six-way ] coalition government along with the ] (HSS), the ] (LS), ] (HNS), and the ] (IDS). Račan, as the leader of the strongest party, became ] in the ]. This period was marred with constant disagreements among coalition members on various issues. The constitution was changed several times.<ref name="nn2332">{{cite web|url=http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2000_12_124_2332.html |title=124 11.12.2000 Ustav Republike Hrvatske (pročišćeni tekst) |publisher=Narodne-novine.nn.hr |date= |accessdate=2016-05-02}}</ref><ref name="nn487">{{cite web|url=http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2001_04_28_487.html |title=28 2.4.2001 Promjena Ustava Republike Hrvatske |publisher=Narodne-novine.nn.hr |date=2001-02-04 |accessdate=2016-05-02}}</ref><ref name="nn883">{{cite web|url=http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2001_06_55_883.html |title=883 |publisher=Narodne-novine.nn.hr |date= |accessdate=2016-05-02}}</ref><ref name="nn2224">{{cite web|url=http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2000_11_113_2224.html |title=113 16.11.2000 Promjena Ustava Republike Hrvatske |publisher=Narodne-novine.nn.hr |date=2000-11-16 |accessdate=2016-05-02}}</ref> | |||
| Račan had initially offered the post of ] to Budiša, but Budiša declined hoping to win the upcoming ]. Following Budiša's defeat to ] in February 2000, Budiša continued to serve as member of ]. In July 2001 he opposed Račan government's decision to extradite ] generals which were wanted because of, later in 2013 dismissed, charges for committing war crimes during ] to the ] (ICTY) which caused considerable turmoil within ]. | |||
| In June 2001 the ]n regionalist party ] (IDS) withdrew from the coalition government and its chairman ] resigned his post as ], citing criticism of the way they governed ] on the regional level which had been coming from other parties within the ruling coalition.<ref name="idsodlazi">{{cite web|url=http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/ids-postaje-oporba-a-jakovcic-saborski-zastupnik/13019/|title=IDS postaje oporba, a Jakovčić saborski zastupnik|last=Urošević|first=Mirko|date=4 June 2001|work=]|publisher=Internet Monitor|language=Croatian|accessdate=13 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401134759/http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/ids-postaje-oporba-a-jakovcic-saborski-zastupnik/13019/|archive-date=1 April 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The uneasy coalition broke apart in early July 2002 when Račan formally handed in his resignation following HSLS refusal to support the agreement made with ] concerning the two countries' joint control of the ].<ref name="krsko">{{cite web|url=http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/krsko-proslo-raskol-u-hsls-u-racan-daje-ostavku-i-sastavlja-novu-vladu/17955/|title=Krško prošlo, raskol u HSLS-u, Račan daje ostavku i sastavlja novu vladu|last=Pulić|first=Marija|date=4 July 2002|work=]|publisher=Internet Monitor|language=Croatian|accessdate=13 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401134748/http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/krsko-proslo-raskol-u-hsls-u-racan-daje-ostavku-i-sastavlja-novu-vladu/17955/|archive-date=1 April 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | |||
| In late July 2002 the ], with members of the remaining four parties of the original coalition (following the departure of ] and ]) plus two minor liberal parties which had splintered from HSLS, the ] (Libra) and the ] (LS). This cabinet remained in power until the next ]. SDP then ran in the 2003 election as part of a coalition with IDS, Libra and LS, but was defeated by the conservative ]. The SDP thus returned to opposition with the coalition winning 43 out of 151 seats in the parliament (34 of which held by SDP).<ref name="2003results">{{cite web|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/c/croatia/croatia2003.txt|title=Republic of Croatia legislative elections of 23 November 2003|work=Adam Carr's Election Archive|accessdate=13 October 2011}}</ref> | |||
| The January 2000 election win and the defeat of the ruling HDZ was seen as a turning point as it marked the first transition of power in Croatia's young democracy and upon coming into power Račan's government was seen as the country's first staunchly pro-Western government following a decade of the "authoritarian and nationalist rule" of late President ].<ref name="racandies"/> During its term, the country signed a pre-membership agreement with the ], which paved the way for the formal opening of membership negotiations in October 2006.<ref name="racandies"/> Although the six-party coalition government made a clear break from the former regime, it nevertheless failed to handle the growing social problems, unemployment and economic difficulties. Račan struggled to contain factional disputes within the coalition and appeared indecisive in dealing with Western demands to hand over war crimes suspects to the ], as well as with extremists at home who vehemently opposed such extraditions. | |||
| ===Opposition: 2003–2011=== | |||
| ], President of Croatia (2010–2015.)]] | |||
| In the ] SDP opted to support independent ] Stjepan Mesić, who succeeded in winning his second term by an overwhelming majority of 65.9% of the vote in the run-off in front of ] candidate and runner-up ] with 34.1%.<ref name="pres2005">{{cite web|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/c/croatia/croatia2005.txt|title=Republic of Croatia president elections of January 2005|work=Adam Carr's Election Archive|accessdate=13 October 2011}}</ref> | |||
| In 2007 the party was dealt a blow due to the death of their long-time leader and founder ], who died on 30 April 2007 due to complications from his previously treated ], after he stepped down from his chairman post earlier that month.<ref name="racandies">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/croatian-former-prime-minister-ivica-racan-dies-at-63-446841.html|title=Croatian former prime minister Ivica Racan dies at 63|last=Brcic|first=Eugene|date=30 April 2007|work=The Independent|accessdate=13 October 2011}}</ref> In an extraordinary party convention former party spokesman ] was elected as their new leader, beating acting chairwoman and former defence minister ] in the party election run-off.<ref name="milanovic2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,2573785,00.html|title=Milanović novi predsjednik SDP-a |date=3 June 2007|work=]|language=Croatian|accessdate=13 October 2011}}</ref> Other prominent candidates for the post were ] ] and former foreign minister ].<ref name="index2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/u-utrci-za-predsjednika-sdpa-antunovic-bandic-picula-i-milanovic/348865.aspx|title=U utrci za predsjednika SDP-a: Antunović, Bandić, Picula i Milanović|date=19 May 2007|work=]|language=Croatian|accessdate=13 October 2011}}</ref> | |||
| ], 2nd chairman of SDP (2007-2016.), 10th Prime Minister of Croatia (2011-2016.) and 5th President of Croatia (2020-2025.)]] | |||
| For the ] SDP ran on an economic program devised by the previously ] economist ], who was also picked to be the party's candidate for the post of ] in case of their election victory at a party meeting in July 2007.<ref name="jurcic2007">{{cite web|url=http://zoranmilanovic.sdp.hr/govori/ljubo-jurcic-sdpov-kandidat-za-predsjednika-vlade-rh/ |title=Ljubo Jurčić SDP-ov kandidat za predsjednika Vlade RH |date=10 July 2007 |publisher=SDP |accessdate=13 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228125733/http://zoranmilanovic.sdp.hr/govori/ljubo-jurcic-sdpov-kandidat-za-predsjednika-vlade-rh |archivedate=28 February 2009 }}</ref> In the election of 25 November SDP finished a close second behind HDZ, with 56 out of 153 seats. It might have won the domestic election, but as SDP doesn't participate in ] constituency, it lost in the overall tally. Five days after the election, amid speculations that SDP might assemble a governing coalition in spite of them failing to win outright majority, he was replaced in that role by ].<ref name="milanovicpremijer">{{cite web|url=http://www.monitor.hr/vijesti/milanovic-zamijenio-jurcica-kao-premijerski-kandidat/92347/|title=Milanović zamijenio Jurčića kao premijerski kandidat|date=30 November 2007|publisher=Internet Monitor|language=Croatian|accessdate=13 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401134807/http://www.monitor.hr/vijesti/milanovic-zamijenio-jurcica-kao-premijerski-kandidat/92347/|archive-date=1 April 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Nevertheless, SDP failed to assemble a governing coalition, and positioned itself as the largest opposition party instead. | |||
| In the subsequent ], the party failed to make significant gains on the ] level, but still managed to achieve some major wins in important cities, due to the adoption of a new election system where mayors and county heads were for the first time elected directly, as opposed to the previous system which employed party lists. SDP recorded mayoral victories in a number of traditionally centre-right leaning coastal cities such as ], ] and ] and also managed to win in ], a city that had been almost destroyed in the ] and was regarded as HDZ stronghold ever since. They also manage to retain control of the economically most powerful parts of the country, including the capital ], the northern Adriatic city of ] and also won in ] (in coalition with IDS). | |||
| In the run up to the ], SDP held a ] for the very first time, in which party nominees ] and ] ran. Josipović won the primary by some two thirds of the vote.<ref name="josipovicprimary">{{cite web|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/sdp-izabrao-josipovica--jurcic-dalje-ide-sam-/302753/|title=SDP izabrao Josipovića, Jurčić dalje ide sam?|date=12 July 2007|work=]|language=Croatian|accessdate=13 October 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907191524/http://www.jutarnji.hr/sdp-izabrao-josipovica--jurcic-dalje-ide-sam-/302753/|archivedate=7 September 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Josipović later won the 2009–10 election with 60% of the vote in the second round in front of former SDP member and populist ] ] and was officially inaugurated on 18 February 2010.<ref name="pres2010">{{cite web|url=http://psephos.adamcarr.net/countries/c/croatia/croatia2010.txt|title=Republic of Croatia president elections of 2009/2010|work=Adam Carr's Election Archive|accessdate=13 October 2011}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="inauguracija">{{cite news|url=http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/92234/Default.aspx|title=Novi hrvatski predsjednik prisegnuo na Markovu trgu|date=18 February 2010|work=]|language=Croatian|accessdate=13 October 2011}}</ref> | |||
| In 2010 SDP formed a ] known as the ] with three other centre-left parties (] (HNS), ] (IDS) and the ] (HSU)), with the aim of running in the ]. The coalition unveiled their 21-point election program on 15 September 2011 in Zagreb.<ref name="jutarnji-plan-21">{{cite news |url = http://www.jutarnji.hr/kukuriku-koalicija-otkrila--plan-21---ovo-su-prijedlozi-za-izvlacenje-hrvatske-iz-krize--no-ne-i-carobni-stapic/974244/ |language = Croatian |newspaper = ] |title = Kukuriku koalicija: Ukinut ćemo povlaštene mirovine zastupnicima! |date = 15 September 2011 |accessdate = 12 October 2011}}</ref> | |||
| ===In government: 2011–16=== | |||
| ] | |||
| In 2010 SDP formed a ] known as the ] with three other centre-left parties - the ] (HNS), ] (IDS) and the ] (HSU) - to run in the ]. The coalition unveiled their 21-point campaign program on 15 September 2011 in Zagreb.<ref name="jutarnji-plan-21"/> | |||
| The coalition won the election, winning 81 out of 151 seats in the parliament, after which SDP formed a government with two of its junior coalition (] and ]). Party president, ], took office as the new Prime Minister and leader of the ] on 23 December 2011. | |||
| ===Opposition: 2016–=== | |||
| ], 3rd chairman of the SDP and current Leader of the Opposition]] | |||
| In the ] SDP and its coalition partners won the majority in 5 out of 10 electoral districts, and eventually gained 56 out of 151 seats in the Parliament, or 59 since ] participated in the post-election negotiations on forming new government as ''de facto'' member of the coalition. After more than 70 days of negotiations with the ] (MOST) and numerous twists and turns mainly due to MOST frequently changing terms, SDP's coalition failed to achieve agreement with MOST on forming new government, which was formed by the independent ] who was supported by the ] ]. SDP returned to the opposition. | |||
| A vote of no confidence in Orešković in June 2016 resulted in an ] in November which the SDP contested as the largest party in the ]. Despite being perceived as the favorite to win the election, due to a significant lead in a large number of opinion polls, the People's Coalition won only 54 seats while the ] won 58 (61 with coalition partners) in an upset. As a result ] declared that he would not contest the upcoming leadership election in the SDP and that he would retire from politics once a successor is elected. The first round of the leadership election on 19 November 2016 failed to produce an outright winner, as none of the seven candidates gained the necessary majority of 50% + 1 of cast votes. ] received the most votes (46%) and progressed to the second round, where he faced the runner-up, ], who received 22.8% of cast votes. The second round took place on 26 November 2016 and ] was elected the 3rd chairman of the SDP with 64% of cast votes. | |||
| ==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
| The party's first and longest-serving president was ]. The current party president is ], who was elected in a leadership election on 26 November 2016 following ]. Apart from the president and four vice-presidents (], ], ], ]), the main governing bodies of the party include the party presidency (consisting of six senior members), the head committee (''Glavni odbor'') and the supervisory committee (''Nadzorni odbor''). | The party's first and longest-serving president was ]. The current party president is ], who was elected in a leadership election on 26 November 2016 following ]. Apart from the president and four vice-presidents (], ], ], ]), the main governing bodies of the party include the party presidency (consisting of six senior members), the head committee (''Glavni odbor'') and the supervisory committee (''Nadzorni odbor''). | ||
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| Like all other parties SDP runs local chapters at ], city and ] levels. It also runs three topical groups - the ] (''Forum mladih''), Women's Forum (''Socijaldemokratski forum žena'') and a Seniors' Forum (''Socijaldemokratski forum seniora'').<ref name="forumi">{{cite web|url=http://www.sdp.hr/o-sdp-u/forumi/|title=SDP - Forumi|publisher=Social Democratic Party of Croatia|language=Croatian|accessdate=13 October 2011}}</ref> | |||
| The SDP has been a member of the ] since November 1999,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticlePageID=59|title=Socialist International - Progressive Politics For A Fairer World|publisher=|accessdate=3 July 2015}}</ref> and a full member of the ] since February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pes.eu/en/news/sdp-croatia-become-full-members-party-european-socialists |title=Archived copy |accessdate=14 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126073243/http://www.pes.eu/en/news/sdp-croatia-become-full-members-party-european-socialists |archivedate=26 January 2014 }}</ref> SDP is also a full member of the ] (S&D) group in the ] as of accession of the ] to the EU in year 2013. | |||
| ==Election history== | ==Election history== | ||
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Social-democratic political party in Croatia| Social Democratic Party of Croatia Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske | |
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| President | Davor Bernardić |
| Vice Presidents | Zlatko Komadina Boris Lalovac Rajko Ostojić |
| Founder | Ivica Račan |
| Founded | 3 November 1990 (1990-11-03) |
| Preceded by | League of Communists of Croatia-Party of Democratic Reform |
| Headquarters | Trg Drage Iblera 9 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Youth wing | SDP Youth Forum |
| Membership (2017) | 35.738 |
| Ideology | Social democracy Anti-fascism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | far-left |
| National affiliation | People's Coalition (2010–present) |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance Socialist International |
| Colours | Red |
| Sabor | 30 / 151(38 on the election day) |
| European Parliament | 4 / 12 |
| County Prefects | 2 / 21 |
| Mayors | 23 / 128 |
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The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (Template:Lang-hr or SDP) is a social-democratic political party and the largest party of the Croatian centre-left. The SDP is one of the two major political parties in Croatia, along with the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).
Organization
The party's first and longest-serving president was Ivica Račan. The current party president is Davor Bernardić, who was elected in a leadership election on 26 November 2016 following Zoran Milanović. Apart from the president and four vice-presidents (Zlatko Komadina, Peđa Grbin, Boris Lalovac, Rajko Ostojić), the main governing bodies of the party include the party presidency (consisting of six senior members), the head committee (Glavni odbor) and the supervisory committee (Nadzorni odbor).
Election history
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The following is a summary of SDP's results in legislative elections for the Croatian parliament. The "Votes won" and "Percentage" columns include sums of votes won by coalitions SDP had been part of. After preferential votes were added to the electoral system, the votes column also includes the statistic of the total number of such votes received by candidates of SDP on coalition lists. The "Total seats won" column includes sums of seats won only by SDP in election. Column "Change" shows how many seats SDP has gained or lost.
Parliament (Sabor)
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won | Percentage | Seats won | Change | Government |
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| (Coalition totals) | (SDP only) | |||||
| 1990 | SSH | 1,001,967 | 35.0 (#2) | 107 / 351 | 
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Opposition |
| 1992 | None | 145,419 | 5.5 (#3) | 11 / 138 |  96
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Opposition |
| 1995 | None | 215,839 | 8.9 (#4) | 10 / 127 | 1
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Opposition |
| 2000 | HSLS-PGS-SBHS | 1,138,318 | 38.7 (#1) | 43 / 151 |  33
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Government |
| 2003 | LIBRA–IDS-LS | 560,593 | 22.6 (#2) | 34 / 151 | 9
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Opposition |
| 2007 | None | 775,690 | 31.2 (#2) | 56 / 151 | 22
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Opposition |
| 2011 | HNS–IDS–HSU | 958,312 | 40.4 (#1) | 61 / 151 | 5
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Government |
| 2015 | HNS-HSU-HL-AHSS-ZS | 744,507 (404,619) | 32.31 (#2) | 42 / 151 | 19
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Opposition |
| 2016 | HNS-HSU-HSS | 636,602 | 33.82 (#2) | 38 / 151 | 4
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Opposition |
European parliament elections
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won | Percentage | Seats won | Change |
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| (Coalition totals) | (SDP only) | ||||
| 2013 | HNS–HSU | 237,778 | 32,07 (#2) | 5 / 12 |
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| 2014 | HNS–HSU-IDS-SDSS | 275,904 | 29,93 (#2) | 2 / 11 | 3
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| 2019 | None | 200,976 | 18,71 (#2) | 4 / 12 | 2
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Croatian presidential elections
| Election year(s) | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | ||
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| # of overall votes | % of overall votes | # of overall votes | % of overall votes | |||
| 1992 | Silvije Degen | 108,979 | 4.1 (#5) | Lost | ||
| 1997 | Zdravko Tomac | 458,172 | 21.03 (#2) | Lost | ||
| 2000 | Dražen Budiša | 741,837 | 27.8 (#2) | 1,125,969 | 43.99 (#2) | Lost |
| 2005 | Stjepan Mesić | 1,089,398 | 48.92 (#1) | 1,454,451 | 65.93 (#1) | Won |
| 2009–10 | Ivo Josipović | 640,594 | 32.42 (#1) | 1,339,385 | 60.26 (#1) | Won |
| 2014–15 | Ivo Josipović | 687,678 | 38.46 (#1) | 1,082,436 | 49.26 (#2) | Lost |
| 2019–20 | Zoran Milanović | 562,783 | 29.55 (#1) | 1,034,170 | 52.66 (#1) | Won |
Party presidents since 1990
The chart below shows a timeline of the social democratic presidents and the Prime Ministers of Croatia. The left bar shows all the president of the SDP, and the right bar shows the corresponding make-up of the Croatian government at that time. The red (SDP) and blue (HDZ) colours correspond to which party led the government. The last names of the respective prime ministers are shown, the Roman numeral stands for the cabinets.
Notes
^a Neven Mimica has been elected as SDP MEP but appointed to be one of the commissioners in the European commission, so although SDP won 3 seats on general elections it de facto has 2 MEP while SDP gave Mimica's seat to Ivan Jakovčić from IDS as a result of the coalition agreement.
^b Kukuriku coalition in which SDP was a senior partner won 81 seats all together.
^c According to constitutional amendments introduced in 2000, the President is obliged to freeze his political party membership during his term in office.
See also
- Elections in the Social Democratic Party of Croatia
- Cabinet of Ivica Račan I
- Cabinet of Ivica Račan II
- Cabinet of Zoran Milanović
References
- "Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske" (PDF) (in Croatian). HIDRA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- "Konačni službeni rezultati izbora za predsjednika SDP-a - SDP". Sdp.hr. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Croatia". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ Gladoic, Andrea (14 June 2018). "Croatia's Largest Political Parties". Expat in Croatia. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- "Hrvatski sabor". Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- Jansen, Thomas; Van Hecke, Steven (2011), At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party, Springer, p. 79, ISBN 9783642194146, retrieved 26 July 2012
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Suzana Barilar (13 November 2015). "Preferencijalni glasovi". Jutarnji list (in Croatian).
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