Croatia

Socijaldemokratska Partija Hrvatske (SDP)
Social Democratic Party
Leader: Peđa Grbin
Orientation: Centre-left
EP Affiliation: S&D (S&D, PES, PA, SI, SOC)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1990-…

Note: In the 2024 parliament election, the party ran on the SDP–HSS–GLAS–DOSIP–Centar list.

Domovinski pokret (DP)
Homeland Movement
Leader: Ivan Penava
Orientation: Right-wing
EP Affiliation: ECR (ECR-EP)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration
Years active: 2020-…

Note: In the 2024 parliament election, the party ran on the DP-PP-Nezavisni list.

Možemo! – politička platforma (Možemo)
We Can! – Political Platform
Leader: Collective Leadership
Orientation: Green politics
EP Affiliation: Greens/EFA (Greens/EFA, EGP)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2019-…

Most Nezavisnih Lista (MOST)
Bridge of Independent Lists
Leader: Božo Petrov
Orientation: National-conservative
EP Affiliation: →ECR (intention to join ECR)
EU Stance: Neutral towards EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2012-…

Note: the party is part of the Most-Hrvatski suverenisti multiparty alliance since 2023 (Dnevnik, 2023). In the 2024 parliament election, the party ran on the Most-HS list.

Samostalna demokratska srpska stranka (SDSS)
Independent Democratic Serb Party
Leader: Milorad Pupovac
Orientation: Designated party for the Serb minority, centre-left
EP Affiliation: ~S&D (history with S&D)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1997-…

Hrvatska socialno-liberalna stranka (HSLS)
Croatian Social Liberal Party
Leader: Dario Hebrak
Orientation: Liberal
EP Affiliation: RE (ALDE Party, LIBSEEN)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1989-…

Note: HSLS and one independent MP form the Klub zastupnika Hrvatske socijalno-liberalne stranke i nezavisnog zastupnika Vladimira Bileka in the national parliament. In the 2024 parliament election, the party ran on the HDZ–HSLS–HDS–HSU-HNS list.

Istarski Demokratski Sabor (IDS)
Istrian Democratic Assembly
Leader: Dalibor Paus
Orientation: Centrist
EP Affiliation: RE (ALDE Party, history with RE, LIBSEEN, LI)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1990-…

Note: In the 2024 parliament election, the party ran on the IDS-PGS-Socijaldemokrati-HL/SR-Demokrati list.

Centar (CENTAR)
Centre
Leader: Ivica Puljak
Orientation: Liberal
EP Affiliation: RE (ALDE Party)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (predecessor Pametno, according to Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2015-…

Note: Centar and NPS for the Klub zastupnika Centra i Nezavisne platforme Sjevera in the national parliament. In the 2024 parliament election, the party ran on the SDP–HSS–GLAS–DOSIP–Centar list.

Hrvatska demokršćanska stranka (HDS)
Croatian Christian Democratic Party
Leader: Goran Dodig
Orientation: Centre-right
EP Affiliation: EPP (EPP Party)
EU Stance: Neutral towards EU integration
Years active: 2009-…

Note: HDS is part of the Klub zastupnika Hrvatske Demokratske Zajednice in the national parliament. In the 2024 parliament election, the party ran on the HDZ–HSLS–HDS–HSU-HNS list.

Hrvatska Narodna Stranka-Liberalni Demokrati (HNS-LD)
Croatian People’s Party-Liberal Democrats
Leader: Mirko Korotaj
Orientation: Liberal
EP Affiliation: RE (ALDE Party, LIBSEEN)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1990-…

Note: HNS and two independent minority MP’s form the Klub zastupnika Hrvatske narodne stranke i nezavisnih zastupnika in the national parliament. In the 2024 parliament election, the party ran on the HDZ–HSLS–HDS–HSU-HNS list.

Fokus (Fokus)
Focus
Leader: Davor Nađi
Orientation: Liberal
EP Affiliation: RE (ALDE Party)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration
Years active: 2020-…

Note: Fokus and two independent MP’s form the Klub zastupnika nezavisni i Fokus in the national parliament.. The party ran on the Reformisti-Fokus electoral alliance in the 2024 national parliament election.

Hrvatski suverenisti (HS)
Croatian Sovereignists
Leader: Marijan Pavliček
Orientation: Christian fundamentalist, right-wing
EP Affiliation: ECR (history with ECR-EP, ECPM)
EU Stance: Somewhat opposed to EU integration (see data for predecessor party HKS via Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2019-…

Note: the party is part of the Most-Hrvatski suverenisti multiparty alliance since 2023 (Dnevnik, 2023). HS, PP and one independent MP form the Klub zastupnika Hrvatskih suverenista, stranke Pravo i pravda i nezavisnog zastupnika Josipa Jurčevića in the national parliament.  In the 2024 parliament election, the party ran on the Most-HS list.

Pravo i Pravda (PP)
Law and Justice
Leader: Mislav Kolakušić
Orientation: Diverse
EP Affiliation: ~NI (history with NI-EP)
EU Stance: Somewhat opposed to EU integration
Years active: 2024-…

Note: PP, HS and one independent MP form the Klub zastupnika Hrvatskih suverenista, stranke Pravo i pravda i nezavisnog zastupnika Josipa Jurčevića in the national parliament.  In the 2024 parliament election, the party ran on the DP-PP-Nezavisni list.

Građansko-liberalni savez (GLAS)
Civic-Liberal Alliance
Leader: Anka Mrak Taritaš
Orientation: Liberal
EP Affiliation: RE (ALDE Party, ALDE-PACE)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2017-…

Note: GLAS, HSS and DOSIP form the Klub zastupnika Hrvatske seljačke stranke (HSS), Građansko-liberalnog saveza (GLAS) i stranke Dalija Orešković i ljudi s imenom i prezimenom (DOSIP) in the national parliament. In the 2024 parliament election, the party ran on the SDP–HSS–GLAS–DOSIP–Centar list.

Socijaldemokrati (Socijaldemokrati)
Social Democrats
Leader: Davorko Vidović
Orientation: Centre-left
EP Affiliation: ~S&D (SOC)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2022-…

Note: The party ran on the Socijaldemokrati, HSS, and Hrvatski laburisti – Stranka rada electoral alliance Naša Hrvatska in the 2024 national parliament election. In the 2024 parliament election, the party ran on the IDS-PGS-Socijaldemokrati-HL/SR-Demokrati list.

Nova ljevica (NL)
New Left
Leader: Dragan Markovina
Orientation: Left-wing
EP Affiliation: ~LEFT (UEL-PACE)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2016-…

Note: The party is in the process of formally merging into Možemo! (Greens/EFA)

Narodna stranka – Reformisti (Reformisti)
People’s Party – Reformists
Leader: Radimir Čačić
Orientation: Centrist
EP Affiliation: RE (EDP)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2014-…

Note: HSLS and Reformisti form the Klub zastupnika Hrvatske socijalno-liberalne stranke i Narodne stranke – Reformista group in the national parliament. Fokus and Reformisti form the Klub zastupnika Fokusa i Reformista group in the national parliament. The party ran on the IDS, Fokus, Reformisti and PGS electoral alliance Za bolju Hrvatsku in the 2024 national parliament election.

Blok za Hrvatsku (Blok)
Bloc for Croatia
Leader: Zlatko Hasanbegović
Orientation: National-conservative
EP Affiliation: ~ ECR (forms national parliament group with DP-ECR)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration
Years active: 2019-…

Bruna Esih-Zlatko Hasanbegović: Neovisni za Hrvatsku (NHR)
Independents for Croatia
Leader: Bruna Esih
Orientation: Right-wing
EP Affiliation: →PfE (intention to join PfE)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration
Years active: 2017-…

Socijalistička radnička partija Hrvatske (SRP)
Socialist Labour Party of Croatia
Leader: Kristofor Stokić
Orientation: Far-left
EP affiliation: ~LEFT (EACL, WAP)
EU stance: Opposed to EU integration
Years active: 1997-…

Hrast – Pokret za uspješnu Hrvatsku (Hrast)
Growth – Movement for a successful Croatia
Leader: Ladislav Ilić
Orientation: National-conservative
EP Affiliation: ECR (ECR-EP; ECPM)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration (Szczerbiak & Taggart, 2024, p. 13)
Years active: 2012-2021 (merged into HS)

Note: Hrast and HKS formed the Klub zastupnika Hrvatskih suverenista group in the national parliament from 2019 to 2021. In the 2020 parliament election, the party ran on the DPMŠ–HKS–HRAST−BzH–ZL−SU list.

Hrvatska konservativna stranka (HKS)
Croatian Conservative Party
Leader: Marijan Pavliček
Orientation: National-conservative
EP Affiliation: ECR (ECR-EP, ECR Party)
EU Stance: Somewhat opposed to EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2014-2021 (merged into HS)

Note: Hrast and HKS formed the Klub zastupnika Hrvatskih suverenista group in the national parliament in 2021. In the 2020 parliament election, the party ran on the DPMŠ–HKS–HRAST−BzH–ZL−SU list.

Ključ Hrvatske (KH)
The Key of Croatia
Leader: Ivan Vilibor Sinčić
Orientation: Diverse (Zulianello, 2019, p. 342)
EP Affiliation: NI (NI-EP)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2011-2024 (merged into PP)

Note: Živi Zid (Human Shield) until the party name change in May 2022.