Croatian parliamentary election, 2007
- SDP: 56
- HNS: 7
- IDS: 3
- HSS: 6
- Otherwise:. 12
- HDSSB: 3
- HDZ: 66
The parliamentary elections in Croatia in 2007 was held in the Diaspora on 25 November, and on 24 and 25 November. In choosing the 153 members of the Croatian Parliament were re-determined. To prevent fraud, such as the vote of deceased citizens abroad or Double Select, the 400,000 Croatian voters outside Croatia and Bosnia- Herzegovina have at least 14 days before the election to register in order to select allowed. The Croatian president announced the elections on 17 October, and the lists of candidates had to be submitted in the following 14 days.
The elections were ( send each 14 members in the Sabor ) in 10 constituencies within Croatia, a constituency for Croatians living abroad ( and up to 12 members of the parliament ask ) and a constituency for national minorities ( 8 MPs ) held. Lists of candidates have to achieve more than 5 % ( restrictive clause ) of the valid votes cast in at least one constituency to be represented in Parliament. Were entitled to vote 4,478,386 Croats, of which 405 092 abroad.
- 4.1 seat projections
- 4.2 Possible new Parlamentseinzüge
The twelve constituencies in Croatia
Since 1999, Croatia is divided into ten constituencies, each with 250,000 to 300,000 eligible voters. Each constituency can send up to 14 MP ( D' Hondt'sches procedure).
In XI. Constituency are up to 12 members with proportional representation chosen depending on the turnout abroad and in Croatia to Croats abroad represent ( " Diaspora constituency ") and in the XII. Constituency 8 members of ethnic / national minorities. This 3 seats are reserved for the Serbs.
The situated lists
From the Croatian political parties and independent lists 3,585 persons for elections ( 22 people for a mandate ) had been set up. There are 235 political party lists, lists 16 independent and 72 candidates for the minority of seats erected. Of the 2,512 candidates ( 70.07 %) men and 1,073 ( 29.93 %) were women. The average age of candidates was 43.41 ( 44.70 for men and 40.40 for women). The oldest candidate was 89 years old and the youngest 18
Parliamentary parties and coalitions list
- Croatian Democratic Union ( HDZ)
- Social Democratic Party ( SDP)
- Peasant Party - Social Liberal Party ( HSLS ) Alliance of Primorje- Gorski Kotar - Democratic Party of Zagorje -Zagorje Party ) (HSS - HSLS - PGS- ZDS -ZS )
- People's Party ( HNS)
- Istrian Democratic Assembly ( IDS)
- Party of Rights (HSP )
- Croatian Democratic Assembly of Slavonians and Baranja ( HDSSB )
- Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU )
- Democratic Centre Green Party - Green Alternative ( DC Zeleni )
- Independent Democratic Party of Serbia (national minority and IX.Wahlkreis ) ( SDSS)
- Political parties and lists of national minorities ( electoral district XI)
Parliamentary parties in bold acronyms.
Parties outside the Parliament
- Alphabet of Democracy ( Abeceda )
- Youth Action (AM)
- Croatian Youth Party ( HSM)
- Alliance for the state based on law ( Alijansa )
- Autochthonous Croatian Peasant Party ( HSS - A )
- Croatian Democratic Peasants' Party ( HDSS )
- Croatian League ( Zbor )
- Croatian Pure Party of Rights ( HCSP )
- Democratic Party of Slavonic clarity ( Slavonska ravnica )
- Croatian Christian Democratic Union ( HKDU )
- Croatian Christian Democrats ( Demokršćani )
- Europe Croatian Party ( HES)
- United Supporters of the Croatian Party of Rights Movement (HP -HPP )
- Green List of Croatia ( Zelena lista )
- Croatia's Green Party - Ecological Alliance ( Zeleni )
- Green Alternative - Consumer Party ( ZA -SPOT )
- Only Croatia - Movement for Croatia ( Hrvatska Jedino )
- My Little Medjimurje (3M)
- Economic Party ( GS)
- Homeland Citizens Party (DGS )
- Croatian Party of unemployment ( HSN)
- Party of Croatian defenders (in 11 constituencies ) ( SHB)
List coalitions outside the Parliament
- " Left Coalition ": Left - Socialist Labour Party of Croatia Croatian - Istrian Social Democratic Forum - Croatian Social Democrats ( Ljevica SRP ISDF -HSD )
- " United Left ": Social Democratic Action of Croatia - Croatian Labour Party Green Party Adriatic Democratic Party of Croatia. In some constituencies me the women Democratic Party. (ASH -HRS -ZS- JSD -DSZ )
- Croatian Christian Democratic Party Christian Social Union ( hkss - KSU)
- Democratic Union of Međimurje - Slavonia Baranja Croatian Party Dalmatian Liberal Party ( in some constituencies with Alliance Primorje- Gorski Kotar ) (DSM- SBHS -DLS - PGS)
- Green Women's Democratic Party of Croatia ( HR Zeleni -DSZ )
- Pensioners Party Istrian Social Democratic Independence Party (SU- ISDNs )
Independent lists
- Slaven Letica ( Constituency I)
- Branko Vukšić ( Constituency I)
- Branko Stojkovic ( Constituency II)
- Boris Miksic ( constituency IV)
- Antun Laslo ( constituency IV)
- Vesna Balenovic ( constituency VI)
- Zdravko Duzić ( constituency VI)
- Hrvoje Hitrec ( constituency VII)
- Ivan Loncar ( constituency VII)
- Drago Krpina ( constituency IX)
- Prior Zivkovic ( constituency IX, the " Đula Rusinovic - Sunara independent list " Citing )
- Đula Rusinovic - Sunara ( constituency X)
- Tonči Tadić ( constituency X)
- Jurica Tucak ( constituency X)
- Andjelko Galic ( constituency XI)
- Jerko Ivankovic Lijanović ( constituency XI)
Allocation of seats to the minority
- Serbs: 3
- Magyars: 1
- Italians: 1
- Czechs and Slovaks: 1
- Bulgarians, German, Austrians, Poles, Roma, Romanians, Ruthenians, Russians, Turks, Ukrainians, Vlachs and Jews: 1
- Albanians, Bosnians, Montenegrins, Macedonians, Slovenes: 1
Announced boycott
Campaign slogans
The campaign slogans of some parties:
Opinion polls
Seat projections
Possible new Parlamentseinzüge
The Slovenian agency Mediana Fides According to the green list and a list of former independent MP Tonči Tadić are close to the 5 % threshold. The Green List has therefore 4.8% support in the constituency and I Tonči Tadić 4.1% in X. constituency.
Poll
At 11 clock 25 November 2007 17.91 % of the electorate had voted ( in 2003: 21.19 %). At 16 clock 1,514,072 or 48.31 % of the electorate had ( in 2003: 51.2 %) voted.