Socialist Labour Party of Croatia

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Socialist Labour Party
of Croatia
Socijalistička radnička partija Hrvatske
PresidentVesna Konigsknecht (since 2018)
FounderStipe Šuvar
Founded25 October 1997 (1997-10-25)[1]
HeadquartersPavla Hatza 16, Zagreb, Croatia
NewspaperSocijalizam danas
Youth wingYoung Socialists
Membership (2004)3,500[1]
IdeologyCommunism
Democratic socialism
Marxism
Political positionFar-left
European affiliationINITIATIVE
EACL
International affiliationIMCWP
Colours  Red
Sabor
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European Parliament
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County Prefects
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Mayors
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Party flag
Flag of the Socialist Labour Party of Croatia
Website
www.srp.hr

Socialist Labour Party of Croatia (Croatian: Socijalistička radnička partija Hrvatske or SRP) is a marginalized communist party in Croatia, also known as Socialist Workers' Party of Croatia. It is considered[by whom?] to be one of the more authentically left-wing parties in Croatian politics.[2][3][better source needed] Their youth wing are the Young Socialists of Croatia (Croatian: Mladi Socijalisti Hrvatske).

Ideology[]

The party identifies as the meeting point of many different leftist ideologies.[4][5] It emphasizes the importance of worker self-management and participatory democracy.[5] Socialist Labour Party supports new social movements; party delegates have supported Zagreb Pride and the union protests.

Defending the good name of Yugoslav resistance movement during the World War II is also one of the key issues.[5] The Party also considers the Croatian War of Independence to have been one of the Yugoslav civil war rather than a war of independence, which is a unique position among parties in Croatia.

The youth section of SRP is called Young Socialists.

Publications[]

The official paper is called Croatian: Socijalizam danas (Socialism Today).

Party organization in Split publishes its own paper - Croatian: Gariful (The Carnation).

History[]

The Party was formed in 1997 by a group of leftists gathered around the magazine called Hrvatska ljevica (Croatian Left) and its chief editor Stipe Šuvar. SRP filled a hole on the Croatian political left after the Social Democratic Union had lost influence and members and the Social Democratic Action moved more to the center.

The first election it contested was the 2000 parliamentary election. The party won 18,863 votes (0.66%).[6]

After the elections, a group of members from the Socialist Youth, the party's youth wing, left to form Green Left of Croatia.

In the 2001 local elections SRP won some seats in smaller, ethnically mixed communities, such as Daruvar, Donji Lapac and Vrhovine.[7]

The party ran in the following 2003 parliamentary election and got 15,515 votes (0,59%).[8]

In 2004 Stipe Šuvar resigned as party president and was replaced by Ivan Plješa.[9]

Shortly after, a minority of members left to form Socialist Party of Croatia - Left Alternative, mostly due to personal disputes. The activist core, including the youth wing and the entire editorial board of Hrvatska ljevica (which worked beside the late Stipe Šuvar) is still a part of the SRP.

On last local elections in 2005, SRP formed a joint list with Social Democratic Union, , Green Left of Croatia and but did not win any seats in local or regional assemblies, although it came close in several cities such as Šibenik, Rijeka and Pula).[10]

For the 2007 election it formed an alliance with the Left of Croatia.[11] The alliance got 9 884 votes (0.4%).[12] The party contested the 2011 election alone and won 5 177 votes (0.22%).[13]

Foreign relations[]

The Party attended several International Communist Seminars[14][15] hosted by the Workers' Party of Belgium and International Conference of Communist & Workers' Parties. It also contains a group called Workers' Struggle (Radnička borba) that is close to the reunified Fourth International.[16]

Electoral history[]

Legislative[]

Election In coalition with Votes won (coalition totals) Percentage Seats won Change
2000 None 18,863 0.66%
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2003 None 15,515 0.59%
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2007 LH-HSD-ISDF 9,884 0.40%
0 / 151
 Steady
2011 None 5,177 0.22%
0 / 151
 Steady
2015 None 2,528 0.12%
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 Steady
2016 None 3,672 0.19%
0 / 151
 Steady
2020 None 2,149 0.13%
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 Steady

European Parliament[]

Election In coalition with Votes won (coalition totals) Percentage Seats won Change
2013 None 3,538 0.48%
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2014 None 1,769 0.19%
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 Steady
2019 RF 2,622 0.24%
0 / 12
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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Socijalistička radnička partija Hrvatske". HIDRA. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  2. ^ Robert Bajruši (22 June 2004). "RH će biti zemlja 4 milijuna staraca i još toliko Europljana s vikendicama" [Croatia will be a country of 4 million elderly and as many Europeans with holiday homes] (in Croatian). Nacional (weekly). Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Greška 404 - Dani". Bhdani.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  4. ^ [1] Archived June 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c [2] Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ [3] Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ [4] Archived June 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ [5] Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ 30 Archived 2007-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ [6] Archived May 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "HRT: Naslovnica". Izbori.hrt.hr. Archived from the original on 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  12. ^ "IZBORI 2007". Izbori.hr. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  13. ^ "Izbori 2011". Izbori.hr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  14. ^ [7] Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ [8] Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ [9][dead link]

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