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At the moment there are 17 parties that have representatives
in the Parliament (Sabor) out of 110 registered parties in the
country.
The list of parties look at <www.hidra.hr/stranke/501int2p.htm>
(represented in Sabor) and <www.hidra.hr/stranke/501int2i.htm>
(not represented in Sabor).
Željko Heimer, 7 May 2005
There is about 100 parties registered in Croatia that do not
have representatives in the Sabor. Some of them have
representatives in the local government and self-government
bodies, while others are kind of a family projects sometimes
active only for a single electoral campain.
Željko Heimer, 8 May 2005
This is a rather marginal party, or at least of regional
importance in Split, but I mention it because I think it uses a
rather interesting flag. I have no documentation at the moment
nor do I have a decent picture of this flag, but from memory the
flag used in vertical blue flag with three golden crowned lion
(i.e. banner of arms of Dalmatia) and with red squares fimbriated
white in each corner. I think that additionally in the base is a
white stripe with some inscription.
Željko Heimer, 8 May 2005
Established in 1994 in Cakovec, in 2004 entered Sabor with a
single non-party (sic!) representative. I have not found the
party documents determing a flag, not have I observed any flag.
The party emblem is shown on <www.hidra.hr>consisting
of a chequy shield topped with initials HDSS all withing a
circular wreath of wheat.
Željko Heimer, 7 May 2005
Established: Zagreb, 30 April 1994. Members: 1995 (10.568),
1996 (12.680), 1997 (12.680), 1999 (12.680). Members in Croatian
Parliament: 1992-1995 - 9 (6,52%), 2000 - 1 (0,66%), 2003 - 1
(0,66%). This is the first fraction that seceeded from HDZ in 1994 lead by Stjepan Mesic (now the
President of Croatia) and Josip Manolic. They seceeded mainly as
a protest for Tudman's politics in B&H and regarding the
malverzations in the privatization. Many of the members latter
joined into other parties (e.g. Mesic went to HNS before renouncing party membership
after he was elected president). The party used and embelm
consisting of conjoied initials HND in red, white and blue each
letter. However, I can't remember exact details of the flag
except that it was white with the emblem. It was hoisted in
Zagreb in the main square for a long time (I paseed by many
times) but I do not rememebr seing it lately - maybe they changed
the headquarters.
Željko Heimer, 8 May 2005
Established: Zagreb, 29 April 1996. Members in Croatian
Parliament: 2004 - 3 (1,97%). The party enetered the Sabor in the
last elections as a very big surprise to all analists. It
supposrts the current government of HDZ.
The emblem is described in the Statets (Statut HSU, 31.03.2001
<www.hsu.hr>) but not the
flag. The flag is used as white with the party emblem in the
middle above a red line with the full name of the party inscribed
beneath it. The emblem consists of blue initials HSU with a red
square in the last letter and a dove flying above those. I have
not observed the flag flying regularly in Zagreb, but I have seen
it on TV in some occasions.
Željko Heimer, 7 May 2005
A micro-local party. By its statutes defines a flag that is
orange with the party emblem in the middle. The emblem is a
quasiheralidc shield that may be seen on <www.hidra.hr>.
Željko Heimer, 8 May 2005
Established: Cakovec, 30 March 2005. Membership: 2005 (200).
Members in Parliament: 2005 - 1 (0,66%). The party was
established by a LIBRA member that
apparently opposed with to the merger with HNS.
He established a regional party and acts in the Sabor in close
coopeartion with other regional representatives (notabley IDS-DDI). It seems thah the party has no embles
as yet.
Željko Heimer, 7 May 2005
The party was established in 2004 by Nenad Ivankovic. It
gained some popularity or at least publicity with aggressive
marketing of eurosceptic ideas. The party uses some modern
iconography (see the emblem at <www.hidra.hr>),
but apparently, it seems that no flag is used, or at least, I
have not noticed any yet.
Željko Heimer, 10 May 2005
During the previous elections in Croatia I saw a dark blue
flag with three golden Goats in the center. Could that be the
(un)official flag?
Velid Jerlagic, 4 Febuary 2000
I remember some flags like that (or at least some stickers)
used by IDS-DDI (Istarski Demokratski Sabor - Dieta Democtarica
Istriana), the regional party in Istria (ruling in Istria county,
and since recent elections less then a month ago, part of ruling
coalition in Croatia). At least they have been using it for short
time (and somewhat influenced with Dalmatian Coat of Arms), and
soon they switch to their current logo (and the flag) white -
with green disk with three white goats, 2:1, name of the party
inscribed in circle in three languages (Croatian, Italian,
Slovenian). The three goats stand for the three main nations
living in Istria, of course.
Željko Heimer , 6 Febuary 2000
IDS-DDI, Istarski demokratski sabor - Dieta democratica
istriana (Istrian Democratic Assembly) - The full name include
the slovenian versions as well: Istrski demokratski zbor - IDZ,
though this is less frequently used. Established: Pula, 14
February 1990. Members: 1995 (3.800), 1996 (3.800), 1997 (3.800),
1998 (4.100), 1999 (4.100), 2002 (3.700), 2004 (3.800).
Members in Croatian Parliament: 1992-1995 - 2 (1,44%), 1995-1999
- 3 (2,34%), 2000 - 4 (2,65%), 2003 - 4 (2,65%). The party
emblem is described in the Statutes (Statut IDS-DDI, 23.03.2002
<www.ids-ddi-com>): a
white disk in green field with three goats white, two over one,
facing to the dexter, with the full name in all three languages
inscribed around the disk. The flag is of the same design - green
with the emblem, but is not specifically described. Beside this,
it seems that the inverted version of green and white is also
used.
Željko Heimer, 7 May 2005
IDF-FDI, Istarski demokratski forum - Foro democratico
Istriano (Istrian Democratic Forum)- Established: Pula, 24
December 1996 . Members: 1998 (420), 1999 (420), 2000 (250), 2001
(128), 2002 (867). Members in Croatian Parliament: 1995-1999 - 1
(0,78%). The party seceeded from IDS and held
a mandate in the Parliament. It also had some secess in the local
electtions in Istria, lead by Luciano Delbianco. Unfortunately, I
have found nothing on its symbols.
Željko Heimer, 8 May 2005
Established: Rijeka, 11 March 1990. Members: 1996 (4.850),
1997 (4.850), 1998 (4.923), 1999 (4.988), 2001 (5.077).
Members in Croatian Parliament: 1995-1999 - 1 (0,78%), 2000 - 2
(1,32%), 2003 - 2 (1,32%), 2004 - 1 (0,66%). This is an alliance
of numerous local parties in the north Croatian littoral and
mountainoius hinterground (roughly the Rijeka region). PGS
usually makes coallitions with the SDP but
maintains good relations with other regional parties. The embelm
of PGS is shown on <www.hidra.hr>
and <www.pgs.hr>
consisting of italic blue letters PGS and a green and blue symbol
that stands (I guess) for the sea-side and mountains. I am not
sure about the flag, I found no description or photo of it, but
according to what I think, I remember is that the symbol is set
in a white flag with a thin green stripe above and a blue stripe
below. What I am not sure is if the stripes are along the edges
or removed from it ("Isreali type").
Željko Heimer, 8 May 2005
Established: Zagreb, 18 May 1991. Members: 1995 (15.000), 1996
(15.000), 1997 (15.000), 1998 (15.000), 1999 (15.000). Members in
Croatian Parliament: 1992-1995 - 2 (1,44%), 1995-1999 - 1
(0,78%), 2000 - 1 (0,66%), 2003 - 1 (0,66%). The party
represented Serbs within Croatia who did not choose to join the
rebelion - quite a siginifican number mostly in large cities,
Zabreg, Sprit, Rijeka, in Istria etc. I believe that recently the
party disolved within the Serb
National Council and the SDSS, but
I am not quite sure. The party uses the flag red-blue-white with
the party emblem in the middle. The embelm consist of a white
disk with the bust of Nikola Tesla (a Serb scientist born in
Croatia) with inscibed name of the party and aboce
three-socloured arc in the Serb tricolour with cyrillic initials
and below in the Croatian tricolour with Latin initials (see <www.hidra.hr>).
Željko Heimer, 10 May 2005
Established: Zagreb, 31 May 1992. Members: 1995 (36.235), 1996
(36.235), 1997 (900), 1998 (1.100-1.250), 1999 (1.100-1.250),
2004. (1.400). Members in Croatian Parliament: 1992-1995 - 1
(0,72%).
Željko Heimer, 10 May 2005