Croatian Party of Rights
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Croatian Party of Rights
Hrvatska stranka prava |
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| President | Karlo Starčević |
| Vice Presidents | Pejo Trgovčević Ivica Zorica |
| Founder | Dobroslav Paraga Ante Paradžik |
| Preceded by | Party of Rights |
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Youth wing | Youth Club of the Croatian Party of Rights |
| Military wing |
Croatian Defence Forces (HOS) (1991-1993) |
| Membership (2011) | 41,400 |
| Ideology | Croatian nationalism Social conservatism National conservatism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| National affiliation | Coalition "Move" |
| Colors | Black |
| Slogan |
Bog i Hrvati (God and Croats) |
| Seats in the Sabor |
0 / 151
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| Seats in European Parliament |
0 / 11
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| County Prefect |
0 / 21
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| Mayors |
1 / 128
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| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| http://hsp.hr/ | |
The Croatian Party of Rights (Croatian: Hrvatska stranka prava or HSP) is an extra-parliamentary Croatian nationalistconservative right-wing political party in Croatia. The "right(s)" in the party's name refer to the legal and moral reasons that justify the independence and autonomy of Croatia. While the HSP has retained its old name, today it is a right-wing party with an ethnocentric platform.
The HSP, along with other modern Croatian parties (such as Croatian Pure Party of Rights), claims legacy of the Party of Rights which was founded in 1861 and existed until 1929.
A group of intellectuals restored Croatian Party of Rights on 25 February 1990.Dobroslav Paraga, the first president of the party acknowledged the historical bounds with the older Party of Rights. Soon, the party faced splits. Krešimir Pavelić, a former secretary of the party, became president of the new Croatian Democratic Party of Rights. Some other rights parties that claimed origin from old Party of Rights appeared. Croatian Party of Rights did not participate in the Croatian parliamentary election in 1990, which helped Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) to win more votes.
HSP's political appeal and strength were at peak during the 1991-92 when Croatian Defence Forces, a military wing of the HSP, took heavy burden of defence of Croatia. Paraga was the champion of the Croatian will for freedom and independence. Tuđman was harshly and openly criticized by HSP and Paraga, especially because of cooperation with Serbia and tragic conflict with Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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