Croatian Democratic Union

The Croatian Democratic Union (Croatian: Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, lit.'Croatian Democratic Community', HDZ) is a major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Croatia, along with the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SDP). It is currently the largest party in the Sabor with 62 seats. The HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 before the country gained independence from Yugoslavia until 2000 and, in coalition with junior partners, from 2003 to 2011, and since 2016. The HDZ's leader, Andrej Plenković, is the current Prime Minister of Croatia, having taken office following the 2016 parliamentary election.

Croatian Democratic Union
Hrvatska demokratska zajednica
AbbreviationHDZ
PresidentAndrej Plenković
SecretaryKrunoslav Katičić
SpokesmanZoltan Kabok
FounderFranjo Tuđman
Founded17 June 1989 (1989-06-17)
HeadquartersTrg žrtava fašizma 4,
Zagreb
Youth wingYouth of the Croatian Democratic Union
Membership (2020)c. 210,384
IdeologyConservatism
Christian democracy
Political positionCentre-right
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
International affiliation
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party
Colours  Blue
Sabor
55 / 151
European Parliament
4 / 12
County Prefects
13 / 21
Mayors
56 / 128
Municipalities
196 / 428
Party flag
Website
hdz.hr
  • Politics of Croatia
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  • Elections

HDZ is a member of the Centrist Democrat International, International Democracy Union, and the European People's Party, and sits in the European People's Party Group in the European Parliament.

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