Croatian Democratic Party (Croatian: Hrvatska demokratska stranka, HDS) is now defunct right-wing party in Croatia.

The party was among first to be founded after the arrival of multi-party democracy in Croatia. Led by veteran Communist-era dissident Marko Veselica, HDS was supposed to be the focal point for the most radical Croatian nationalists. This spot was, however, taken by Franjo Tudjman and his Croatian Democratic Union. HDS instead joined moderate Coalition of People's Accord and, consequently, fared badly on 1990 parliamentary elections. Marko Veselica is a Croatian right-wing politician. ... . Franjo Tuđman (May 14, 1922 - December 10, 1999) was the first president of Croatia in the 1990s. ... The Croatian Democratic Union (Croatian: Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica, HDZ), is a Croatian political party. ...

After, HDS tried to live to its radical reputation by harsh criticism of Tudjman's government for the appeasement of Serbia and Yugoslav People's Army during the opening stages of war. When the war escalated in Summer of 1991, HDS was nevertheless admitted into the "National Unity" government of Franjo Greguric. Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  – Total  – % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  – Density  7. ... The Yugoslav Peoples Army (Jugoslavenska/Jugoslovenska narodna armija, JNA, Slovene Jugoslovanska ljudska armada, JLA) was the army of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia prior to its dissolution. ... Franjo Greguric (Franjo Greguric) is Croatian politician. ...

In less than a year, HDS lost reputation of most radical Croatian party to Croatian Party of Rights. This reflected on 1992 presidential and parliamentary elections, which led HDS to merge with Croatian Christian Democratic Party into new party called Croatian Christian Democratic Union. The Croatian Party of Rights (Croatian Hrvatska Stranka Prava, HSP) is a right-wing political party in Croatia, the oldest in the country. ... Croatian Christian Democratic Party (Croatian: Hrvatska kršćanska demokratska stranka, HKDS) is now defunct right-wing political party in Croatia. ... Croatian Christian Democratic Union (Croatian: Hrvatska kršćanska demokratska stranka, HKDU) is a right wing political party in Croatia. ...

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