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Croatian Five Hrvatska petorka | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Collective leadership |
| Founded | April 2025 |
| Headquarters | Mostar |
| Ideology | Conservatism Anti-corruption Croatian nationalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre right |
| HoR BiH | 0 / 42 |
| HoP BiH | 1 / 15 |
| HoR FBiH | 6 / 98 |
| HoP FBiH | 5 / 80 |
Croatian Five (Croatian: Hrvatska petorka), is a political alliance in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The alliance consists of the Croatian Democratic Union 1990, Croatian Republican Party, Croatian Peasant Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian Democratic Alliance and Croatian National Shift.[1]
Formed in April 2025 and formalized in January 2026, ahead of the Bosnian general elections. The alliance is createad as unified opposition to Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina and their governance in the country, entity and cantons.[2]
Member parties
[edit]| Name | Abbr. | Leader | Position | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatian Democratic Union 1990 Hrvatska demokratska zajednica 1990 |
HDZ 1990 | Ilija Cvitanović | Centre-right | Christian democracy Pro-Europeanism Croatian nationalism | |
| Croatian Republican Party Hrvatska republikanska stranka |
HRS | Slaven Raguž | Centre-right | Conservatism Pro-Europeanism Croatian nationalism | |
| Croatian Peasant Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvatska seljačka stranka Bosne i Hercegovine |
HSS BiH | Mario Karamatić | Centre | Agrarianism Croatian nationalism | |
| Croatian Democratic Alliance Hrvatski demokratski savez |
HDS | Ivo Tadić | Centre-right | Regionalism Croatian nationalism | |
| Croatian National Shift Hrvatski nacionalni pomak |
HNP | Ivan Vukadin | Centre-right | Conservatism Regionalism | |
2026 Elections
[edit]For the election of the Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the coalition selected Zdenko Lučić, a lawyer and former Croatian Defence Council brigadier general, as its candidate.[3]
Election results
[edit]Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit]| Year | Popular vote | % | HoR | Seat change | HoP | Seat change | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 / 42 |
New | 0 / 15 |
New |
Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit]| Year | Popular vote | % | HoR | Seat change | HoP | Seat change | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 / 98 |
New | 0 / 80 |
New |
Presidency elections
[edit]| Election year | # | Candidate | Votes | % | Representing | Elected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Zdenko Lučić | Croats |
Cantonal elections
[edit]| Cantonal election | Cantonal Assembly | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Una-Sana | Posavina | Tuzla | Zenica-Doboj | Bosnian Podrinje Goražde | Central Bosnia | Herzegovina-Neretva | West Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Canton 10 | Total won / Total contested | ||||
| 2026 | 0 / 30 | 0 / 21 | 0 / 35 | 0 / 35 | 0 / 25 | 0 / 30 | 0 / 30 | 0 / 23 | 0 / 35 | 0 / 25 | 0 / 289 | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Oporbena hrvatska petorka protiv HDZ-a BiH na svim razinama na izborima 2026". HRT (in Croatian). 22 January 2026. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- ↑ Pavelić, Boris (29 August 2026). "ILIJA CVITANOVIĆ: 'Hrvati u BiH umorni su od Čovićeve politike i žele promjenu koju mi nudimo'" [ILIJA CVITANOVIĆ: 'Croats in BiH are tired of Čović's politics and want the change we offer']. Nacional (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "Zdenko Lučić potvrdio da je kandidat Hrvatske petorke za Predsjedništvo BiH". Oslobođenje (in Bosnian). 29 April 2026. Retrieved 21 September 2026.