Croatian Social Liberal Party (Croatian: Hrvatska socijalno liberalna stranka, HSLS) is a liberal party in Croatia. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. Its long-time leader is Dražen Budiša and the current president is Ivan Čehok. This is a list about liberalism and political parties around the world. ... The Liberal International is an international organization for liberal parties. ... Logo of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (founded in 1993) is a liberal party, active in the European Union, uniting liberal and centrist parties around Europe which together represent more than 20 million European voters and is an international non-profit... Dražen BudiÅ¡a (born July 25, 1948 in DrniÅ¡) is a Croatian politician who used to be leading opposition figure in the early 1990s. ...

The HSLS was the first Croatian political party formed after the reintroduction of multi-party system in 1989 (initially named Hrvatski socijalno liberalni savez). As such it was part of Coalition of People's Accord during the first free elections in 1990. HSLS became the main opposition party after 1992 presidential and parliamentary elections and remained such until late 1990s. A faction split off in 1997 to form the Liberal Party. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coalition of Peoples Accord (Croatian: Koalicija narodnog sporazuma, KNS) was the bloc of mostly moderate nationalist parties formed on the eve of first multi-party elections in Croatia in 1990. ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Liberal Party (Croatian Liberalna stranka, LS) is a liberal party in Croatia. ...

In 1998 HSLS created permanent coalition with SDP, which won elections two years later, replaced ruling Croatian Democratic Union and formed the new government together with four other parties. 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (Croatian: Socijaldemokratska Partija Hrvatske) is the main social democratic political party in Croatia. ... The Croatian Democratic Union (Croatian: Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica, HDZ), is a major Croatian political party. ...

However, after the party split in 2002 (the forming of Libra), HSLS left the government. Libra ( , and Latin for balance) is a constellation of the zodiac. ...

At the last legislative elections, 23 november 2003, an alliance of the HSLS and the Democratic Centre won 4.0 % of the popular vote and 3 out of 151 seats. Two of these seats are held by the HSLS. A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Elections in Croatia gives information on election and election results in Croatia. ... The Democratic Centre (Croatian: Demokratski centar, DC) is a Croatian political party. ...

HSLS currently supports government of Ivo Sanader. Ivo Sanader (born June 8, 1953 in Split, Croatia) is the current Prime Minister of Croatia (President of the Government). ...

After 2005 local elections it was announced that there are merger negotiations between HSLS and the Liberal Party. The latter is supposed to dissolve itself, with membership and party infastructure re-joining HSLS in 2006. The Liberal Party (Croatian Liberalna stranka, LS) is a liberal party in Croatia. ...

See also

• Liberalism
• Contributions to liberal theory
• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties
• Liberal democracy
• Liberalism in Croatia

This article discusses liberalism as a major political ideology, not the usage of the term in specific countries. ... This is an (partial) overview of individuals that contributed to the development of liberal theory on a worldwide scale and therefore are strongly associated with the liberal tradition and instrumental in the exposition of political liberalism as a philosophy. ... This article links to articles on liberalism in diverse countries around the world. ... This is an overview of parties that adhere more or less (explicitly) to the ideas of political liberalism and is therefore a list of liberal parties around the world. ... Liberal democracy is a form of representative democracy where the ability of elected representatives to exercise decision-making power is subject to the rule of law and moderated by a constitution which emphasizes the protection of the rights and freedoms of individuals and minorities (also called constitutional liberalism), and which... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberalism by country | Croatian political parties ...

External link

• Croatian Social Liberal Party official site