2019 European Parliament election in Croatia
European Parliament elections were held in Croatia on 26 May 2019, electing members of the national Croatia constituency to the European Parliament. These were the third such elections in the country since its accession to the European Union in 2013.
Image: Tonino Picula MEP
Image: Croatian part Citizens’ Corner debate on EU policies for asylum seekers and immigrants (18432278524) (cropped)
Image: Mislav Kolakušić
Image: Sinčić
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union is a major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Croatia, along with the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SDP). It is currently the largest party in the Sabor with 62 seats. The HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 before the country gained independence from Yugoslavia until 2000 and, in coalition with junior partners, from 2003 to 2011, and since 2016. The HDZ's leader, Andrej Plenković, is the current Prime Minister of Croatia, having taken office following the 2016 parliamentary election.
Franjo Tuđman, former Croatian President and HDZ founder
Ivo Sanader, president of the HDZ from 2000 to 2009; expelled from party membership on 4 October 2010
Jadranka Kosor, Jadranka Kosor the former and first female Prime Minister of Croatia
Tomislav Karamarko, president of the HDZ from 2012 until 2016