Croatian Popular Party
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Croatian Popular Party is a right-wing political party in Croatia.
The party was founded in 1997 by Tomislav Merčep
after his departure from Croatian Democratic Union
.
Merčep was the party candidate in the Croatian presidential election, 2000
, and was eliminated in the first round as the seventh of nine candidates, winning 22,672 votes or 0.85% of the vote.
Tomislav Petrak (born 1946), a Ph.D. in veterinary science a professor at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology in Zagreb
, member of the Party since its founding in 1997, was its candidate in the Croatian presidential election, 2005
. He finished last of the thirteen candidates in the first round with 2,614 votes or 0.12% of the vote.
The party had limited success on local elections.
The party was founded in 1997 by Tomislav Merčep
Tomislav Merčep
Tomislav Merčep is a former Croatian politician and paramilitary during the Croatian War of Independence.A native of Vukovar, Merčep worked as an engineer before joining the Croatian Democratic Union in 1990...
after his departure from Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
.
Merčep was the party candidate in the Croatian presidential election, 2000
Croatian presidential election, 2000
Presidential elections were held in Croatia on 24 January 2000. As no candidate passed the 50% threshold, a secound round was held on 7 February, the first time a second round had been required in the country's history. The result was a victory for Stjepan Mesić of the Croatian People's Party, who...
, and was eliminated in the first round as the seventh of nine candidates, winning 22,672 votes or 0.85% of the vote.
Tomislav Petrak (born 1946), a Ph.D. in veterinary science a professor at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, member of the Party since its founding in 1997, was its candidate in the Croatian presidential election, 2005
Croatian presidential election, 2005
The fourth presidential elections in Croatia took place in two rounds in January 2005.-Background:The State Elections Committee published a list of candidates on 15 December 2004. President Stjepan Mesić stood for re-election, and the governing HDZ nominated cabinet minister Jadranka Kosor...
. He finished last of the thirteen candidates in the first round with 2,614 votes or 0.12% of the vote.
The party had limited success on local elections.