Independents for Croatia

The Independents for Croatia (Croatian: Neovisni za Hrvatsku or NHR) is an inactive conservative and right-wing populist political party in Croatia. The Party was founded on 1 June 2017, and officially registered with the Ministry of Public Administration on 2 June 2017.^[6]

Independents for Croatia Neovisni za Hrvatsku
President	Bruna Esih[1]
Secretary-General	Ivo Mikić
Spokesperson	Krešimir Kartelo
Members of the Presidency	Ivo Mikić, Davorin Karačić, Daniel Car, Vladimir Kovačević, Martin Mladen Pauk, Krešimir Štetić, Florijan Žižić [1]
Founder	Bruna Esih
Founded	1 June 2017 (2017-06-01)
Split from	Croatian Democratic Union
Headquarters	Zagreb, Croatia
Ideology	Social conservatism Anti-communism Croatian nationalism National conservatism Right-wing populism
Political position	Right-wing[2] to far-right[3][4][5]
Colours	Dark blue
Sabor	0 / 151
European Parliament	0 / 12
County Prefects	0 / 21
Mayors	0 / 128
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History

Bruna Esih was elected as first party president at the party's founding congress. The party secretary-general is Ivo Mikić, while Krešimir Kartelo serves as a political secretary and spokesperson. Party has no vice-president, but only the presidency. Following 2016 parliamentary election, Bruna Esih and Zlatko Hasanbegović entered Croatian Parliament on the Croatian Democratic Union electoral list; Esih as independent, and Hasanbegović as a party member. After HDZ decided to enter into coalition with liberal Croatian People's Party, they decided to leave HDZ parliamentary club and form their own with another independent conservative MP representing Croatian diaspora, Željko Glasnović, and move to the opposition. Following 2017 Zagreb local elections, Party entered Zagreb Assembly and eventually supported mayor Milan Bandić thus helping him to ensure majority.^[7]

The party hasn't been active on social media since 2020 and doesn't anymore have a functional website. As of September 2023, it was facing bankruptcy.^[8] Party founder Bruna Esih joined Croatian Party of Rights in February 2024 and is running for Sabor on the "For Homeland" coalition list in the 2024 parliamentary election.^[9][10]

Election results

Legislative

Election	Coalition	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
		Coalition totals		NHR only
2020	HSP-GO	7,266	0.44%	0 / 151	New	Extra-parliamentary

European Parliament

Election year	In coalition with	# of total votes	% of overall vote	# of seats won
2019[11]	HSP	46,970	4,37%	0 / 12

References

1. "Organizacija - Neovisni za Hrvatsku". www.neovisni.hr. Archived from the original on 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
2. "OSNIVAČI NOVE DESNE STRANKE IZNOSE SVOJ PLAN Hasanbegović i Esih: 'Mi smo autohtona nacionalna platforma, bit ćemo ono što je HDZ trebao biti'". Jutarnji list. 15 June 2017.
3. "Rightist Threatens Croatian Ruling Party's Plans in Zagreb". BalkanInsight. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
4. "What were the Ustasa for Minister Hasanbegovic?". BalkanInsight. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
5. "ZAGOVORNICI ZABRANE POBAČAJA MARŠIRAJU Pogledajte što je naš reporter snimio na zagrebačkom Hodu za život" (in Croatian). novilist.hr. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
6. "BRUNA ESIH REGISTRIRALA STRANKU U podulji naziv stavila svoje i Hasanbegovićevo ime, evo kako će stranka biti ustrojena, tko će imati koju funkciju..." 7 June 2017.
7. "Konstituirana zg. Gradska skupština, Mikulić predsjednik".
8. "Bankrot desnice: Stranke Dobroslava Parage i Brune Esih pred stečajem". tportal.hr. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
9. "BRUNA ESIH SE VRAĆA U POLITIKU, OVAJ PUT KAO ČLANICA HRVATSKE STRANKE PRAVA". hrvatski-glasnik.com. 4 Feb 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
10. "Bruna Esih ide na izbore u koaliciji Za domovinu". Index.hr. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
11. "Izbori za EU parlament 2019". www.izbori.hr. Retrieved 2019-05-29.