The Croatian Labourists–Labour Party (Croatian: Hrvatski laburisti–Stranka rada)[4] is a centre-left political party in Croatia.
Croatian Labourists – Labour Party Hrvatski laburisti – Stranka rada | |
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| Leader | David Bregovac |
| Founder | Dragutin Lesar |
| Founded | 27 February 2010[1] |
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Membership (2013) | 9,502 (2013)[2] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left[4] |
| National affiliation | Croatia is Growing (2015–2016), Amsterdam Coalition (2018–2020) Our Croatia (2024–) |
| Colours | Orange |
| Sabor | 0 / 151 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 12 |
| Website | |
| laburisti | |
It was formed in 2010 by a former trade unionist and People's Party MP Dragutin Lesar, who was the party's only member of parliament in the 6th assembly.[5]
In the 2011 parliamentary election, the party won six seats in the Croatian Parliament.
Ahead of the 2015 parliamentary election the party joined the ruling Croatia is Growing coalition with the Social Democratic Party of Croatia and liberal parties. As a result, MP Mladen Novak resigned in protest and joined the green party ORaH.
Election history edit
Legislative edit
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won (coalition totals) | Percentage | Seats won | Seat change | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | None | 121,785 | 5.2% | 6 / 151
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 6
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Opposition |
| 2015 | Croatia is Growing | 742,909 | 33.2% | 3 / 151
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 3
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Opposition |
| 2016 | None | 4,821 | 0.26% | 0 / 151
|
3
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Extraparliamentary |
| 2020 | D-RI | 6,594 | 0.40% | 0 / 151
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Extraparliamentary |
European Parliament edit
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won (coalition totals) | Percentage | Seats won (HL only) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | None | 42,750 | 5.77% | 1 / 12
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1
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| 2014 | None | 31,363 | 3.40% | 0 / 11
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1
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| 2019 | Amsterdam Coalition | 55,806 | 5.19% | 0 / 12
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Političke stranke". Croatian Encyclopedia (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "HNS Vesne Pusić ima više članova od Milanovićeva SDP-a".
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Croatia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019.
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ "Dragutin Lesar - Croatian Labourists - Labour Party". Members of Parliament in 6th Session. Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2011-05-28.