- Croatian Bloc (political party)
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Croatian Bloc
Hrvatski blok
Founder Ivić Pašalić Founded 14 September 2002 Dissolved 2 January 2009 Split from Croatian Democratic Union Merged into Only Croatia Ideology Conservativism, nationalism Political position Right-wing Official colors Red and white Politics of Croatia
Political parties
ElectionsCroatian Bloc (Croatian: Hrvatski blok, HB) was a right-wing political party in Croatia. Its name was often followed by the phrase Pokret za modernu Hrvatsku meaning "Movement for a Modern Croatia".
It was founded in September 2002,[1] following the convention of the Croatian Democratic Union at which Ivić Pašalić failed to unseat his main rival Ivo Sanader. Pašalić and his followers founded the new party, accusing Sanader both of winning the convention by undemocratic means and straying from the nationalist legacy of Franjo Tuđman.
The new party, however, didn't attract the majority of HDZ supporters who rallied around Sanader during the 2003 parliamentary elections. Croatian Bloc failed to enter Croatian Parliament.
On May 31, 2008, the Croatian Bloc Council decided to disband the party. The party ended its activities on 31 August 2008, with its members joining Only Croatia, a marginal eurosceptic right-wing party. Croatian Bloc was officially erased from the party registry on 2 January 2009.
References
- ^ "Hrvatski blok" (in Croatian). HIDRA. 25 October 2011. http://hidra.srce.hr/webpac-hidra-ths2/?rm=results&show_full=1&f=IDths&v=032636. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
External links
- Profile at Hidra.hr (Croatian)
Categories:- Defunct political parties in Croatia
- Political parties established in 2002
- Political parties disestablished in 2009
- 2002 establishments in Croatia
- Southern European political party stubs
- Croatia politics stubs
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