Croatia – European Parliament election candidates

The information contained below is based lists published by the national election authorities. Party names are followed by the initials of the European Parliament political group in which most of the party’s MEPs sat in the 2009-2014 European Parliament. Changes to political groups and names may take place after the 2014 elections.
In Croatia, a total of 11 MEPs will be elected.

 

Patriotic CoalitionCroatian Democratic Union (HDZ) EPP + Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) - no current MEPs; member of the European People’s Party + Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević (HSP-AS) ECR + Bloc Pensioners Together (BUZ) - no current MEPs; pensioners’ rights party + Democratic Party of Zagorje (ZDS) - no current MEPs; regional right-wing party + Croatian Demochristian Party (HDS) - no current MEPs; right-wing Christian democratic party

 

Social Democratic Party (SDP) S&D + Croatian People’s Party – Liberal Democrats (HNS) - no current MEPs; member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party + Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) - no current MEPs; member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party + Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU) - no current MEPs; pensioners’ rights party + Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) - no current MEPs; social democratic Serbian minority interests party

 

Pirate Party (PS) G/EFA (no current MEPs – Swedish Pirate Party is part of the Greens/EFA Group)

 

Croatian Labourists GUE/NGL

 

Partnership of the Croatian CentreNational Forum (NF) - no current MEPs; centrist, citizen-based association + Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) - no current MEPs; member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party + Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar (PGS) - no current MEPs; centre-left regionalist party + Charter for Rijeka (LzR) - no current MEPs; member of the European Free Alliance

 

Croatian Sustainable Development (ORaH) - no current MEPs; green party

 

Alphabet of Democracy (ABECEDA) - no current MEPs

 

Youth Action (AM) - no current MEPs; youth-oriented progressive party

 

Autochthonous Croatian Party of Rights (A-HSP) - no current MEPs; far-right nationalist group

 

Democratic Foothill – Zagreb Party (DPS) - no current MEPs

 

Women’s Democratic Party (DSŽ) - no current MEPs; women’s rights party + Croatian Party of the Unemployed (HSN) - no current MEPs + Action Party of Slavonia and Baranja Pensioners (ASBU) - no current MEPs

 

Croatian Labour Party (HRS) - no current MEPs; left-wing populist party

 

Croatian Party of Order (HSR) - no current MEPs

 

Alliance for CroatiaCroatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja (HDSSB) - no current MEPs; right-wing regionalist party + Action for a Better Croatia (ABH) - no current MEPs; right-wing party = Authentic Croatian Peasants Party (A-HSS) - no current MEPs; right-wing party + Oak – Movement for a Successful Croatia (A-HSS) - no current MEPs; right-wing party + Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) - no current MEPs; right-wing party + Croatian Dawn – People’s Party (HZ) - no current MEPs; right-wing party + Family Party (OS) - no current MEPs; right-wing party + Vow to Croatia (ZZH) - no current MEPs; right-wing party

 

Democratic Union (MDS) - no current MEPs

 

Our Party (NS) - no current MEPs + New Serbian Party (NSS) - no current MEPs; Serbian interests party

 

Independent List – Ante Đapića - no current MEPs

 

Movement for Modern Croatia - no current MEPs

 

Alliance for Change (SP) - no current MEPs; libertarian party

 

Croatian Roma Power (SRH) - no current MEPs

 

Socialist Party of Croatia (SPH) - no current MEPs

 

Socialist Workers Party of Croatia (SRP) - no current MEPs; communist party

 

Croatian Togetherness Party (SHZ) - no current MEPs

 

Pensioners Party (SU) - no current MEPs; pensioners’ rights party

 

Green Croatian (Zeleni HR) - no current MEPs; green party + Agenda – Young Democrats (AMD) - no current MEPs + Green Party (ZS) - no current MEPs