List of political parties in Croatia
This article lists current political parties in Croatia, as well as former parties dating back as far as 1841. Since 1989, Croatia has a multi-party system with numerous parties that must collaborate to form coalition governments.
There are a total of 160 active political parties in Croatia as of November 3, 2024. Since January 1990 a total of 409 of them have been registered to date, out of which 249 have since been struck from the register.
The legal position, conditions, method and procedure for the establishment, registration and termination of political parties are determined by the Political Parties Act.
Modern parties
Political parties with previously elected representation at a national level
- † Croatian Christian Democratic Union – won 1 seat in 1995, 1 seat in 2000
- Croatian Democratic Peasant Party – won 1 seat in 2003
- † Croatian Growth – active from 2012 to 2021
- † Croatian Independent Democrats – active from 1994 to 2011; won 1 seat in 1995
- † Croatian Party of Rights — Dr. Ante Starčević – won 1 seat in 2011; 3 seats in 2015
- † Dalmatian Action – active from 1990 to 2003; won 1 seat in 1992
- † Democratic Centre – active from 2000 to 2016; won 1 seat in 2003
- † Liberal Party – active from 1998 to 2006; won 2 seats in 2000 and 2003
- † Party of Croatian Intergenerational Solidarity – active from 2016 to 2017; had 1 seat in 2016
- † Party of Liberal Democrats – active from 2002 to 2005; won 3 seats in 2003
- † Serb People's Party – won 3 seats in 1992; 2 seats in 1995; 1 seat in 2000
- † Slavonia-Baranja Croatian Party – active from 1992 to 2008, won 1 seat in 1995; 1 seat in 2000
- † Social Democratic Action of Croatia – active between 1994 and 2016; won 1 seat in 1995
- † The Key of Croatia – active between 2011 and 2024; won 1 seat in 2015; 8 seats in 2016
Other parties
- Alternative for Croatia
- Autochthonous Croatian Party of Rights
- Charter for Rijeka or List for Rijeka
- † Croatian Bloc – active 2002–2009
- † Croatian Conservative Party – active 2014–2021
- Croatian Party of Rights 1861
- † Croatian Pure Party of Rights
- † Croatian Republican Union
- † Croatian Workers Party
- Democratic Alliance of Serbs
- Democratic HSS
- Democratic Party of Zagorje
- For the City
- Green Alliance – Greens
- † Istrian Social Democratic Forum
- † Left of Croatia
- LiPO
- Međimurje Party
- † Only Croatia – Movement for Croatia
- † Party of Danube Serbs
- Party of Ivan Pernar
- † Pirate Party
- Republic
- † Serb Democratic Party
- Socialist Labour Party of Croatia
- † The Split Party
- † Women's Democratic Party
- Youth Action
- Zagorje Party
Historical parties
- Illyrian Party/People's Party
- People's Liberal Party/Independent People's Party
- Croatian-Hungarian Party
- Unionist Party/People's Constitutional Party
- Party of Rights/Croatian Party of Rights
- Pure Party of Rights/Croatian Pure Party of Rights
- Starčević's Party of Rights
- Progressive Democratic Party
- Serb Independent Party/Serb People's Independent Party
- Serb People's Radical Party
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia and Slavonia
- Croat-Serb Coalition
- Autonomist Party
- People's Party/People's Croatian Party or Croatian National Party
- Serbian Party or Serb People's Party
- Croatian Party
- Democratic Party
- Croatian Popular Party
- Croatian Union
- Communist Party of Croatia/League of Communists of Croatia