Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević is a radical right-wing political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 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 ...

. It was founded in 2009 by Ruža Tomašić

Ruža Tomašić

Ruža Tomašić is a Croatian politician. She served as a Member of Parliament from 2003 to 2008 on the list of Croatian Party of Rights, and has since founded a splinter party, Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević, of which she is currently the president...

 and others as a splinter party from the 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...

. In 2010, they reported a membership of 12,500. , it is not represented in the Croatian Parliament. Since their founding, there were no major party elections. They had limited electoral success in local elections, such as winning three seats in Vukovar

Vukovar

Vukovar is a city in eastern Croatia, and the biggest river port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka river and the Danube. Vukovar is the center of the Vukovar-Syrmia County...

 city council in 2011.

In 2011, Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević signed a pre-election coalition

Coalition

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 agreement with Croatian Pure Party of Rights

Croatian Pure Party of Rights

Croatian Pure Party of Rights is a marginal far right political party in Croatia founded in 1904. The party claims to be an ideological descendant of the same-named right-wing historical party which was active in the early 20th century and which advocated the right to self-determination for...

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