Anto Kovačević

Anto Kovačević

Anto Kovačević is a Croatian right-wing politician.

A native of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Anto Kovačević entered Croatian politics in early 1990s as one of the most prominent members of Croatian Christian Democratic Union (HKDU). He was outspoken critic of Franjo Tuđman and his handling of war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. As a member of opposition alliance that included nominally left-wing Social Democratic Party of Croatia he entered Sabor in 1995.

As the rule of Franjo Tuđman neared its end, Kovačević, as well as its party, began to distance itself from Croatian political centre and shift to hardline nationalist right, embodied in their new partners Croatian Party of Rights (HSP). Kovačević again entered Sabor in 2000 on joint HKDU-HSP ticket. There he gained a lot of notoriety by expressing his social conservative views in a manner many found to be vulgar, obscene homophobic and sexist.

During the 2005 presidential elections, Kovačević ran as HKDU candidate, finishing 8th.


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