The Homeland Movement (Croatian: Domovinski pokret; abbr. DP), previously known as Miroslav Škoro Homeland Movement (Croatian: Domovinski pokret Miroslava Škore; abbr. DPMŠ) until February 2021, is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Croatia.[8][9] The DP was founded by Croatian singer, former Croatian Democratic Union MP, and 2019 presidential candidate, Miroslav Škoro, on 29 February 2020.
Homeland Movement Domovinski pokret | |
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Abbreviation | DP |
President | v.d Mario Radić |
Secretary-General | Miljenko Ćurić |
Spokesman | Marija Čolak |
Founded | 29 February 2020 |
Headquarters | Zagreb |
Membership (2021) | 12,000[1] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Right-wing[8][9][10] to far-right[11][12][13] |
Colors | Grey (customary) Red White Blue |
Slogan | Zato što svoje volim! ("Because I love my own!") |
Croatian Parliament | 10 / 151 |
European Parliament | 0 / 12 |
County Prefects | 0 / 21 |
Mayors | 4 / 128 |
Municipalities | 2 / 428 |
Website | |
domovinskipokret.hr | |
The DP is variously considered conservative, populist, nationalist, and eurosceptic. The party competed in the 2020 Croatian parliamentary election in a coalition with several other minor right-wing to far-right parties, including the Croatian Conservative Party, Croatian Growth and Bloc for Croatia.[3]
History
On 29 February 2020, Miroslav Škoro, a former MP who stood in the recent presidential election, confirmed to the media the formation of a new party, four and a half months before the parliamentary elections.[14] The DP tried to form a broad right-of-centre coalition for the upcoming election. They negotiated with the Bridge of Independent Lists, but no agreement was reached.[15] A coalition was formed with several other parties, including the conservative Croatian Sovereignists coalition, which was established to contest the 2019 European elections, and the newly founded Bloc for Croatia.[16] A coalition agreement was also signed with the Green list, emphasizing "environmental protection and the fight against climate change".[17]
Election results
Legislative
Election | Popular vote | % of popular vote | Overall seats won (coalition) | Seat change | Government |
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2020 | 181,492 | 10.89% | 16 / 151 | New | Opposition |
References
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- ^ a b c Wölfl, Adelheid. "Kroatischer Premier will Pandemie für vorgezogene Wahlen nutzen". Der Standart. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Croatia plans to dissolve parliament on May 18 ahead of election: PM". Reuters. Zagreb. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Prnjak, Hrvoje (7 March 2020). "Projekt za vlast Miroslava Škore: novi vođa populista nada se Plenkovićevoj pobjedi, a nakon toga aktivirat će uhodani plan za 30 zastupnika u Saboru". Slobodna Dalmacija. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Croatia". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ "Škoro je osnovao svoj Domovinski pokret: 'Mi smo država koja počinje začećem, u kojoj svako dijete ima oca i majku'". telegram.hr. 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Croatia – Parties". Europe Elects. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Croatia to Hold Election Amid Virus, Political Uncertainty". The New York Times. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Croatia parliamentary race close as virus spikes". The Washington Post. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Vladisavljevic, Anja (18 June 2020). "Election Campaigners' Attacks on Abortion Draw Condemnation in Croatia". Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Croatia's ruling conservatives win parliamentary election". Euronews. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Croatian PM hails 'victory' for conservatives in parliamentary vote". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Croatia's nationalist revival points to role for far-right". Financial Times. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Miroslav Škoro predstavio najbliže suradnike i poručio: "Ne bih stajao danas ovdje da nisam spreman biti premijer"". Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Zapeli pregovori Škore sa Suverenistima i Mostom". Index.hr. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "FACTBOX – Croatia ahead of July 5 general election". SeeNews. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "VIDEO: ŠKORO POTPISAO SPORAZUM SA JOŠ JEDNOM STRANKOM Progovorio o Penavi, Marijani Petir, Bernardiću, ali i razlazu s poznatim vinarom". Jutarnji list. 19 May 2020.