Social Democrats of Croatia
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Social Democratic Party
of Croatia Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske |
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| President | Davor Bernardić |
| Vice Presidents |
Peđa Grbin Zlatko Komadina Boris Lalovac Rajko Ostojić |
| Founder | Ivica Račan |
| Founded | 3 November 1990 |
| Preceded by | League of Communists of Croatia-Party of Democratic Reform |
| Headquarters | Trg Drage Iblera 9 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Youth wing | SDP Youth Forum |
| Membership (2016) | 36.987 |
| Ideology |
Social democracy Anti-fascism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation |
People's Coalition (2010-) |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation |
Progressive Alliance, Socialist International |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Colors |
Red White |
| Sabor |
37 / 151
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| European Parliament |
2 / 11
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| County Prefect |
2 / 21
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| Mayors |
23 / 128
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The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (Croatian: Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske or SDP) is a social-democratic political party and the largest party of the Croatian centre-left. The SDP is one of the two major political parties in Croatia, along with the right-wing Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).
The SDP was formed in 1990 as the successor of the League of Communists of Croatia, Croatian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, which had governed Croatia within the Yugoslav federation since World War II.
The party first won the elections in 2000 and formed a coalition government headed by Ivica Račan. After losing the 2003 general election, the party remained in opposition for eight years. In 2011 parliamentary election SDP won 61 out of 151 seats in the Croatian Parliament, and managed to form 12th Croatian Government with its partners from the Kukuriku coalition. After SDP and its coalition partners failed to achieve agreement on forming new government following 2015 general election, party returned to the opposition. Former SDP member and presidential candidate Ivo Josipović served as the third President of Croatia from 2010 to 2015. Another SDP member, Neven Mimica is the current European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development at the European Commission.
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