Croatian Party of Rights 1861 is a right-wing political party in Croatia.

It was founded in 1995 following the removal of Dobroslav Paraga

Dobroslav Paraga

Dobroslav Paraga is a Croatian right-wing politician.-Background:In his early days Dobroslav Paraga used to advocate secession of Croatia from Yugoslavia and that led him to be persecuted by the Communist authorities. Paraga used that persecution as an argument against Yugoslavia and its low human...

 from the leadership of Croatian Party of Rights

Croatian Party of Rights

The Croatian Party of Rights is a right-wing political party in Croatia. The "right" in the party's name refer to the idea of Croatian national and ethnic rights that the party has vowed to protect since its founding in the 19th century...

 and Paraga's unsuccessful attempts to revert this at courts. The "1861" in its name marks the year when first Croatian Party of Rights was founded, essential as the 1861 party claims true descent from the party created that year.

The party considers Franjo Tuđman to be a traitor and a dictator

Dictator

A dictator is a ruler who assumes sole and absolute power but without hereditary ascension such as an absolute monarch. When other states call the head of state of a particular state a dictator, that state is called a dictatorship...

 - a rare position among rightists in Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

.