Opposition (Croatia)
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In Croatia, the Opposition (Croatian: Opozicija; Oporba) is all of the political parties represented in Parliament that are not a part of the Government supported by the parliamentary majority.
The Leader of the Opposition (Croatian: Vođa opozicije; Šef oporbe) is the unofficial title held by the leader of the largest party of the opposition. Usually it is the leader of one of the two major political parties in Croatia, the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union or the centre-left Social Democratic Party.
6th assembly of Sabor
In the Sixth assembly of the Croatian Parliament (2007–2011), the parties in Sabor that included the opposition were:
- Social Democratic Party
- Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats
- Istrian Democratic Assembly
- Croatian Democratic Assembly of Slavonia and Baranja
- Croatian Party of Pensioners
- Croatian Party of Rights
- Croatian Labourists – Labour Party
The leader of the opposition was Zoran Milanović, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia.
7th assembly of Sabor
In the Seventh assembly of the Croatian Parliament (2011–2015), the parties in Sabor that include the opposition were:
- Croatian Democratic Union
- Croatian Labourists – Labour Party
- Croatian Democratic Assembly of Slavonia and Baranja
- Independent list of Ivan Grubišić
- Croatian Citizen Party
- Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević
- Croatian Peasant Party
- Democratic Centre
8th assembly of Sabor
In the Seventh assembly of the Croatian Parliament (2015–present), the parties in Sabor that include the opposition are:
- Social Democratic Party
- Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats
- Croatian Labourists – Labour Party
- Istrian Democratic Assembly
- Croatian Dialogue Initiative
- Croatian Party of Pensioners
- Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja
- People's Party - Reformists
- Human Blockade
The leader of the opposition is Zoran Milanović, leader of the Social Democratic Party.
List of leaders of the Opposition
The list currently extends only since the independence of the Republic of Croatia, but the multi-party system existed since the Croatian parliamentary election, 1990.
| # | Leader | Political Party | Term of office | |
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| 1 |  |
Ivica Račan | Party of Democratic Changes | 30 May 1990- 17 July 1991 |
| None - National Unity Government | 17 July 1991 – 12 August 1992 | |||
| 2 |  |
Dražen Budiša | Croatian Social Liberal Party | 12 August 1992– 27 January 2000 |
| — |  |
Vladimir Šeks[1] | Croatian Democratic Union | 27 January 2000- 30 April 2000 |
| 3 |  |
Ivo Sanader | Croatian Democratic Union | 30 April 2000– 23 December 2003 |
| (1) | |
Ivica Račan | Social Democratic Party | 23 December 2003– 11 April 2007 |
| — |  |
Željka Antunović[1] | Social Democratic Party | 11 April 2007- 2 June 2007 |
| 4 |  |
Zoran Milanović | Social Democratic Party | 2 June 2007– 23 December 2011 |
| 5 |  |
Jadranka Kosor | Croatian Democratic Union | 23 December 2011– 21 May 2012 |
| 6 |  |
Tomislav Karamarko | Croatian Democratic Union | 21 May 2012– 22 January 2016 |
| (4) | |
Zoran Milanović | Social Democratic Party | 22 January 2016– present |