Croatian Social Liberal Party
The Croatian Social Liberal Party (Croatian: Hrvatska socijalno-liberalna stranka or HSLS) is a conservative-liberal political party in Croatia. The HSLS was formed in 1989 as the first Croatian political party formed after the reintroduction of the multi-party system.
Croatian Social Liberal Party Hrvatska socijalno-liberalna stranka | |
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| Abbreviation | HSLS |
| President | Dario Hrebak |
| Founder | Slavko Goldstein Daniel Ivin |
| Founded | 20 May 1989 |
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Membership (2021) | 13,676 |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| National affiliation | Patriotic Coalition (2015–2016) |
| Regional affiliation | Liberal South East European Network |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Colours | Yellow Magenta Blue |
| Sabor | 2 / 151 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 12 |
| County Prefects | 0 / 21 |
| Mayors | 1 / 128 |
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HSLS first won the elections in 2000 and formed a coalition government with four other parties, including the largest party of the Croatian centre-left, the Social Democratic Party of Croatia. After losing the 2003 general election, the party's decline in political influence started. In the most recent 2015 general election, HSLS won 2 out of 151 seats in the Croatian Parliament as a member of a center-right coalition led by the Croatian Democratic Union party.
The HSLS is a member of the Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party. Party president is Darinko Kosor, elected to that post in November 2009.