A referendum on the EU accession of the Republic of Croatia was held on 22 January 2012. Croatia finished accession negotiations on 30 June 2011 and signed the Treaty of Accession on 9 December 2011,
The referendum ballot question, in Croatian, was simply Jeste li za članstvo Republike Hrvatske u Europskoj uniji? meaning "Are you in favour of the membership of the Republic of Croatia in the European Union?"
Parliamentary elections were held in Croatia on Sunday, 4 December 2011 to elect 151 members to the Croatian Parliament. They were the sixth parliamentary election in Croatia since independence.
2012 Croatian European Union membership referendum
…Government proposed to hold the EU accession referendum simultaneously with another referendum aimed at altering general referendum rules. Days after the 2011 parliamentary elections in early December 2011, it was suggested by Vesna Pusić – already recognized as the future Minister of Foreign and European Affairs – that the referendum…
Jadranka Kosor and Borut Pahor developed a close political and personal relationship and were successful in solving the border dispute.
Ivan Jakovčić, Zoran Milanović, Radimir Čačić and Silvano Hrelja announcing the formation of the Kukuriku coalition on 15 July 2011.
One of HDZ campaign posters featuring Jadranka Kosor. The slogan Best when things are tough is positioned below the party's logo.
The Museum of Contemporary Art where the Kukuriku coalition celebrated their victory.