Socialist Labour Party of Croatia Socijalistička radnička partija Hrvatske | |
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| President | Kristofor Stokić (since 2021) |
| Founder | Stipe Šuvar |
| Founded | 25 October 1997 (1997-10-25)[1] |
| Headquarters | Pavla Hatza 16,Zagreb,Croatia |
| Newspaper | Socijalizam danas |
| Youth wing | Young Socialists of Croatia |
| Membership | 100 |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Communism Titoism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| European affiliation | INITIATIVE (until 2023) EACL |
| International affiliation | IMCWP World Anti-Imperialist Platform[2] |
| Colours | Red |
| Sabor | 0 / 151 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 12 |
| County Prefects | 0 / 21 |
| Mayors | 0 / 128 |
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Socialist Labour Party of Croatia (Croatian:Socijalistička radnička partija Hrvatske orSRPlit. 'sickle') is aminorsocialist party inCroatia, also known asSocialist Workers' Party of Croatia.[3][4][better source needed] Their youth wing are theYoung Socialists of Croatia (Croatian:Mladi Socijalisti Hrvatske).
The party identifies as the meeting point of many differentleftist ideologies.[5][6] It emphasizes the importance ofworker self-management andparticipatory democracy.[6] Socialist Labour Party supportsnew social movements; party delegates have supportedZagreb Pride andthe union protests.
Defending the good name ofYugoslav resistance movement during theWorld War II is also one of the key issues.[6] The Party also considers theCroatian War of Independence to have been one of the Yugoslavcivil war rather than awar of independence, which is a unique position amongparties in Croatia.
The youth section of SRP is calledYoung Socialists.
The official paper is calledSocijalizam danas (Socialism Today).
Party organization inSplit publishes its own paperGariful (The Carnation).
The Party was formed in 1997 by a group of leftists gathered around the magazine calledHrvatska ljevica (Croatian Left) and its chief editorStipe Šuvar. SRP filled a hole on the Croatian political left after theSocial Democratic Union had lost influence and members and theSocial Democratic Action moved more to the center.
The first election it contested was the2000 parliamentary election. The party won 18,863 votes (0.66%).[7]
After the elections, a group of members from the Socialist Youth, the party's youth wing, left to formGreen Left of Croatia.
In the 2001 local elections SRP won some seats in smaller, ethnically mixed communities, such asDaruvar,Donji Lapac andVrhovine.[8]
The party ran in the following2003 parliamentary election and got 15,515 votes (0,59%).[9]
In 2004Stipe Šuvar resigned as party president and was replaced by Ivan Plješa.[10]
Shortly after, a minority of members left to formSocialist Party of Croatia - Left Alternative, mostly due to personal disputes. The activist core, including the youth wing and the entire editorial board ofHrvatska ljevica (which worked beside the lateStipe Šuvar) is still a part of the SRP.
On the local elections in 2005, SRP formed a joint list withSocial Democratic Union,New Alternative Party - Green Movement,Green Left of Croatia andGreen Party but did not win any seats in local or regional assemblies, although it came close in several cities such asŠibenik,Rijeka andPula).[11]
For the2007 election it formed an alliance with theLeft of Croatia.[12] The alliance got 9 884 votes (0.4%).[13] The party contested the2011 election alone and won 5 177 votes (0.22%).[14]
The Party attended severalInternational Communist Seminars (ICS)[15][16] hosted by theWorkers' Party of Belgium andInternational Conference of Communist & Workers' Parties. The last ICS was held in 2014.The party is currently affiliated with the World Anti-Imperialist Platform. The party also contains a faction known as "Workers' Struggle" (Radnička borba) which is close to thereunified Fourth International.[17]
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won(coalition totals) | Percentage | Seats won | Change |
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| 2000 | None | 18,863 | 0.66% | 0 / 151 |  |
| 2003 | None | 15,515 | 0.59% | 0 / 151 | |
| 2007 | LH-HSD-ISDF | 9,884 | 0.40% | 0 / 151 | |
| 2011 | None | 5,177 | 0.22% | 0 / 151 | |
| 2015 | None | 2,528 | 0.12% | 0 / 151 | |
| 2016 | None | 3,672 | 0.19% | 0 / 151 | |
| 2020 | None | 2,149 | 0.13% | 0 / 151 | |
| 2024 | None | 1,206 | 0.06% | 0 / 151 | |
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won(coalition totals) | Percentage | Seats won | Change |
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| 2013 | None | 3,538 | 0.48% | 0 / 12 | |
| 2014 | None | 1,769 | 0.19% | 0 / 11 | |
| 2019 | RF | 2,622 | 0.24% | 0 / 12 | |
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