Democratic League of Croats in Vojvodina
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The Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina is a political party
of ethnic Croats in the Serbia
n province of Vojvodina
, Founded July 15, 1990. It is the only parliamentary ethnic Croat minority party in Serbia. The current president is Petar Kuntić.
Over the time, membership was unsatisfied with party's policy, so they separated and formed new Croat parties:
In 2009 DSHV negotiated with another ethnic Croat party from Vojvodina, from Syrmia
, Hrvatska srijemska inicijativa (Croatian Syrmian Initiative
). It was planned that HSI and DSHV unite on June 5, 2009 on the meeting in Sremska Mitrovica
.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
of ethnic Croats in the Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n province of Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
, Founded July 15, 1990. It is the only parliamentary ethnic Croat minority party in Serbia. The current president is Petar Kuntić.
Over the time, membership was unsatisfied with party's policy, so they separated and formed new Croat parties:
- Hrvatski narodni savez (Croatian National AllianceCroatian National AllianceThe Croatian National Alliance was a political party of ethnic Croats in autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia.Founding session was held on December 6, 1998 in Subotica...
) 1998 (in 2003 this fraction has reincorporated in DSHV) - Hrvatska bunjevačko-šokačka stranka (Croatian Bunjevac-Šokac Party) 2004
- Demokratska zajednica Hrvata (Democratic Union of CroatsDemocratic Union of CroatsThe Democratic Union of Croats , abbreviation: DZH) is an political party of ethnic Croats in autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia.It was founded July 25, 2007.The party seat is in Subotica, Age Mamužića 5....
) 2007
In 2009 DSHV negotiated with another ethnic Croat party from Vojvodina, from Syrmia
Syrmia
Syrmia is a fertile region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe, between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia in the east and Croatia in the west....
, Hrvatska srijemska inicijativa (Croatian Syrmian Initiative
Croatian Syrmian Initiative
Croatian Syrmian Initiative is a political party of ethnic Croats from eastern Syrmia, autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia.Founded February 5, 2008. The current president is Ante Španović...
). It was planned that HSI and DSHV unite on June 5, 2009 on the meeting in Sremska Mitrovica
Sremska Mitrovica
Sremska Mitrovica is a city and municipality located in the Vojvodina province of Serbia, on the left bank of the Sava river. As of 2002 the town had a total population of 39,041, while Sremska Mitrovica municipality had a population of 85,605...
.
Famous members
- Josip Gabrić, table tennisTable tennisTable tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player, former Yugoslav national team member and one of legendary players of table tennis from ex-Yugoslavia