Croatian Democratic Union
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The Croatian Democratic Union (Croatian: Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, lit. 'Croatian Democratic Community', HDZ) is a major conservative,[2][3] centre-right[3][4] political party in Croatia. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Croatia, along with the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SDP). It is currently the largest party in the Sabor with 62 seats. The HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 before the country gained independence from Yugoslavia until 2000 and, in coalition with junior partners, from 2003 to 2011, and since 2016. The HDZ's leader, Andrej Plenković, is the current Prime Minister of Croatia, having taken office following the 2016 parliamentary election.
Croatian Democratic Union Hrvatska demokratska zajednica | |
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Abbreviation | HDZ |
President | Andrej Plenković |
Secretary | Krunoslav Katičić |
Spokesman | Zoltan Kabok [hr] |
Founder | Franjo Tuđman |
Founded | 17 June 1989; 34 years ago (1989-06-17) |
Headquarters | Trg žrtava fašizma 4, Zagreb |
Youth wing | Youth of the Croatian Democratic Union |
Membership (2020) | c. 210,384[1] |
Ideology | Conservatism Christian democracy |
Political position | Centre-right |
European affiliation | European People's Party |
International affiliation | |
European Parliament group | European People's Party |
Colours | Blue |
Sabor | 55 / 151 |
European Parliament | 4 / 12 |
County Prefects | 13 / 21 |
Mayors | 56 / 128 |
Municipalities | 196 / 428 |
Party flag | |
Website | |
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HDZ is a member of the Centrist Democrat International, International Democracy Union, and the European People's Party,[5] and sits in the European People's Party Group in the European Parliament.