Social Democratic Action of Croatia

Social Democratic Action of Croatia (Croatian: Akcija socijaldemokrata Hrvatske or ASH) was a Croatian left-wing political party.

Social Democratic Action of Croatia
Akcija socijaldemokrata Hrvatske
PresidentZlatko Klarić
Founded22 October 1994 (1994-10-22)
Dissolved2016
Split fromSocial Democratic Party
HeadquartersZagreb, Croatia
IdeologySocial democracy
Left-wing populism
Anti-fascism
Political positionLeft-wing
Colours  Blue
  Red
Website
www.ash.com.hr

It was founded by 1994 by members of Social Democratic Party of Croatia dissatisfied with the centrist policies of SDP leader Ivica Račan and his lack of criticism towards Franjo Tuđman.

The party had high hopes of gathering support beyond disenchanted SDP voters after Croatian Spring leader Miko Tripalo left Croatian People's Party in order to join them. In 1994, they tried to force an all-left party coalition in Croatia for the upcoming elections. The idea was rejected by Ivica Račan and SDP so they failed to realise it.

In the 1995 parliamentary election most of left-wing voters opted for SDP while ASH managed to get only one seat (Milorad Pupovac, 5th special district).

Alongside the party presidents, ASH had prominent members such as Vjeran Zuppa (prominent left-wing intellectual and dramaturge) and Tomislav Jakić (former journalist, TV reporter and advisor to president Stjepan Mesić).

In 2009, the party's membership was 6,300.[1]

Presidents[1]

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Electoral history

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Legislative

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Election In coalition with Votes won (coalition totals) Percentage Seats won Change Government
1995 None 40,348 1.67%
1 / 127
  1 Opposition
2000 HSS-IDS-HNS-LS 432,527 14.70%
0 / 151
  1 Extraparliamentary
2003 JSD 8,123 0.33%
0 / 151
  Extraparliamentary
2007 HRS-ZS-JSD-DSŽ 7,354 0.30%
0 / 151
  Extraparliamentary
2011 SUH-SSU-RI 12,065 0.51%
0 / 151
  Extraparliamentary

European Parliament

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Election In coalition with Votes won

(coalition totals)

Percentage Seats won Change
2013 DSŽ-SP-SUH 6,391 0.86%
0 / 12
 

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