Croatian Pure Party of Rights

This article is about the contemporary political party founded in 1992. For similarly named parties, see Croatian Party of Rights (disambiguation).
Hrvatska čista stranka prava
President Frano Čirko
Secretary Luka Podrug
Founded 12 December 1992 (1992-12-12)
Headquarters Zagreb, Croatia
Ideology Croatian nationalism
National conservativism
Protectionism
Political position Far-right
National affiliation Patriotic Coalition
Colours Black
Sabor
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European Parliament
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Website
hcsp.hr

Croatian Pure Party of Rights (Croatian: Hrvatska čista stranka prava or HČSP) is a far right political party in Croatia founded in 1992. 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 Croatia at the time when the country was part of Austria-Hungary and Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

In the Croatian parliamentary election, 2011, a coalition consisted of Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević and Croatian Pure Party of Rights won one parliamentary seat, held by Ruža Tomašić from HSP-AS.[1]

History

The original HČSP was founded in 1904 by the Kvaternik and other factions of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP), calling on the tradition of one of the Frankovci, a historical right-wing fraction movement of the Party of Rights from late 19th and early 20th century. Like most right-wing parties in Croatia, the HČSP claim a legacy descending from Ante Starčević.[2][3]

It was reconstituted in 1992 after Socialist-era suppression was no longer an issue.

Ideology

It is a party that supports the Ustaša NDH and its leader Ante Pavelić. On the official website HČSP it can be fond the publication on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of Pavelic's birth, and the members of this party expressed loyalty to him by laying flowers on the coat of arms of his parents, and attending church mass in honor of Pavelić. Ustasha preferences where demonstrated by Luka Podrug, candidate of the HDZ-led coalition for the parliamentary elections 2015. At the Split cemetery on April 10, 2006, he celebrated the establishment of NDH saying that it is a "day that every normal Croat respects and celebrats as a day which is compared with the child's birthday"[4]

Party policy would introduce lustration to the Croatian system, and would also cease cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The party opposes Croatia joining the EU and NATO membership.[2]

Internal policies would include banning abortion and not allowing same-sex marriages. Amnesty given to Serbs who participated in the rebellion, as well as the return of Serbs, would be cancelled.[5]

The party also opposes Italian irredentism.[6]

Regional Representation

HČSP contested local elections in Split and Split-Dalmatia County.[7]

2007 election and accusations of antisemitism

The party announced that it would spend 600,000 kuna for the campaign.[5] The youngest person competing in the 2007 elections, Kristina Posavec stated she has chosen to be on HČSP list because "it is against EU, NATO and gay marriages". [8]

In one of the election debates, party leader Josip Miljak stated that the "profit of INA goes to Hungary, to MOL, to the Jewish capital, while we are left only with the pollution." After this statement, HNS's Goran Beus Richembergh and SDP's Tonino Picula left the TV studio in protest.[9]

The Party was involved in a violent opposition to Zagreb Pride demonstrations, with some of the protesters raising hands in Nazi salute.[10]

During the 2015 Croatian parliamentary elections, the HČSP secretary Luka Podrug ran on the on the candidacy list of the Patriotic Coalition, led by the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Kukuriku osigurao apsolutnu većinu sa 80 mandata, HDZ ih osvaja 47" (in Croatian). Dnevnik.hr. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  2. 1 2 Hrvatska Cista Stranka Prava
  3. ↑ History and Program
  4. ↑ "Milanović: U HDZ-ovoj koaliciji su obožavatelji Ante Pavelića". Faktograf.hr. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  5. 1 2 Hrvatska Cista Stranka Prava
  6. ↑ "Croatisn minorities are mocked and ridiculed"
  7. ↑ http://www.izbori.hr/arhiva/arhiva2005Lokalni/rezultati/Z17_SPLITSKO-DALMATINSKA.pdf[]
  8. ↑ RTL Televizija - Vijesti - RTL s najmlađom i najstarijom kandidatkinjom
  9. ↑ Marijana Zrinjski (16 November 2007). "Picula iz protesta napustio HTV-ovu emisiju" [Picula leaves Croatian Radiotelevision show in protest]. Nacional (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  10. ↑ http://wwpbehindthephotos.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/zagreb-pride-june-19-2010/
  11. ↑ http://www.novilist.hr/Vijesti/Hrvatska/Domoljubna-koalicija-prigrlila-proustaski-HCSP-HDZ-na-listi-drzi-i-Luku-Podruga

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