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This article gives an overview ofliberalism inCroatia. Liberals became active since 1860 in Dalmatia and since 1904 in the rest of Croatia. It never became a major political party. It is limited toliberalparties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.
After the restoration of democracy in 1989 liberalism became very divided. Before 2020, one could have distinguished five parties: the right of centerCroatian Social Liberal Party (Hrvatska socijalno-liberalna stranka, member ofLI,ALDE), two center liberal parties:Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats (Hrvatska narodna stranka - liberalni demokrati, observer inLI, member ofALDE) andPeople's Party - Reformists (Narodna stranka – reformisti, member ofEDP), while left of center isCivic Liberal Alliance (Građansko-liberalni savez - GLAS, member ofALDE). Reformists and GLAS are formed from dissidents of the Croatian People's Party-Liberal Democrats.Istrian Democratic Assembly (Istarski demokratski sabor - Dieta Democratica Istriana, member ofALDE) is considered asIstrianregionalist, but also as a liberal party. In the2020 Croatian parliamentary election two additional liberal parties emerged as factors on the national scene:Centre andFocus, both members of ALDE.
Main media exponents of Croatian liberalism or liberal ideas include or included newspapersNovi list andGlas Istre, culture magazineZarez and the defunct weeklyFeral Tribune.
