Croatian Social Liberal Party
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Croatian Social Liberal Party
Hrvatska socijalno-liberalna stranka |
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| President | Darinko Kosor |
| Spokesperson | Dorica Nikolić |
| Founder | Slavko Goldstein |
| Founded | 20 May 1989 |
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Membership (2015) | c. 18.000 |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism(Currently) Social liberalism (Historically) |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Patriotic Coalition (2015-2016) |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Sabor |
1 / 151
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| European Parliament |
0 / 11
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| County Prefects |
0 / 21
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| Mayors |
2 / 128
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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 multi-party system.
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 Social Democratic Party of Croatia. After losing the 2003 general election, 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 the centre-right Patriotic Coalition that is 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.
The HSLS was formed on 20 May 1989 as Croatian Social Liberal Union (Croatian: Hrvatski socijalno liberalni savez). It was the first Croatian political party formed after the reintroduction of multi-party system. As such it was part of Coalition of People's Accord during the first free elections in 1990. Its first leader was Slavko Goldstein, succeeded in 1990 by Dražen Budiša, who remained the leader until 1995. HSLS became the main opposition party after 1992 presidential and parliamentary elections and remained such until the late 1990s.
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