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Croatian Demochristian Party Hrvatska demokršćanska stranka | |
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| Leader | Goran Dodig |
| International Secretary | Hrvoje Zekanović [hr][1] |
| Founded | 21 February 2009 |
| Headquarters | Zagreb,Croatia |
| Membership(2022) | 1,089[2] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right toright-wing |
| European affiliation | European People's Party[1] |
| Colours | Blue |
| Sabor | 1 / 151 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 12 |
| Website | |
| demokrscanihds.hr | |
TheCroatian Demochristian Party (Croatian:Hrvatska demokršćanska stranka orHDS) is aChristian democraticpolitical party inCroatia.
It was formed in 2009 from a merger of three minor Christian Democratic parties:
Presidents of these three parties —Ante Ledić, Petar Kaćunko and Goran Dodig — signed a treaty that allowed for the Croatian Christian Democratic Party to be founded on 21 February 2009 inZagreb.[4][5]
The founders of the party said that their goal is to change the ideals of Croatia so that Croats will not care solely about the material realm, but also about spiritual and moral values. Also, Kaćunko said that the party will care for the general good, not for the interests of one man.
The president of the party is Goran Dodig, and there are two vice-presidents are Ante Ledić and Petar Kaćunko.
Since November 2023, HDS is a member party of theEuropean People's Party.[6]
TheCroatian Christian Democratic Party was created in 1990 and modelled after theChristian Democrat parties of Western Europe, although, due to specific circumstances of early 1990s Croatia, it had more right-wing than centre-right rhetoric.
In the1990 Croatian parliamentary election, it joined the bloc of moderate nationalists calledCoalition of People's Accord. Like all parties of that bloc, it fared badly; however, one year later, it had a ministerial post in the "National Unity" government ofFranjo Gregurić.
In the1992 Croatian parliamentary election, HKDS, running on its own ticket, failed to enter Croatian Parliament, while its leaderIvan Cesar finished seventh in the presidential race. This fiasco led HKDS to unite with Croatian Democratic Party (HDS) intoCroatian Christian Democratic Union. The dissident faction of HKDS continued to operate under the party's old name.
Party of Croatian Renaissance was a regional political party inSplit-Dalmatia County of Croatia that splintered from theCroatian Social Liberal Party and was named after theCroatian Spring.
Croatian Christian Democrats was a minor right-wing conservative political party that was founded in 2002.
The following is a list of presidential candidates endorsed by HDZ in elections forPresident of Croatia.
| Election | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 2019–20 | end.Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (HDZ) | 507,628 | 26.65 (#2) | 929,707 | 47.34 (#2) | Lost |
| 2024–25 | end.Dragan Primorac (Ind.) | 314,663 | 15.59 (#2) | 380,752 | 25.32 (#2) | Lost |
| Election | Coalition with | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition | HDS | |||||
| 2011 | JH-ABH | 13,412 | 0.57% | 0 / 151 | New | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2015 | Patriotic Coalition | 746,626 | 33.36% | 0 / 151 |  0 | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2016 | HDZ-HSLS-HRAST | 682,687 | 36.27% | 1 / 151 |  1 | Government support |
| 2020 | NS-R-HSS BR-NSH(2nd el. district), | 16,900(NS-R coal.), 621,035(HDZ coal.) | 1.01%(NS-R coal.), 37.26%(HDZ coal.) | 1 / 151 | 0 | Government support |
| 2024 | HDZ–HSLS–HNS–HSU | 729,949 | 34.44 | 1 / 151 | 0 | TBA |
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won(coalition totals) | Percentage | Seats won(HDS only) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | HDZ-HSS-HSP AS-BUZ-ZDS | 381,844 | 41.42% | 0 / 11 | |
| 2019 | None | 3,651 | 0.33% | 0 / 12 | |
