Summary
New Left (Croatian: Nova ljevica, NL) is a social-democratic[4] and democratic socialist[4] political party in Croatia.[5] It also promotes anti-fascism, environmentalism, and progressivism on social issues.
New Left Nova ljevica | |
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| Leader | Ivana Kekin |
| Founder | Dragan Markovina |
| Founded | 18 December 2016 |
| Headquarters | Zagreb[1] |
| Membership (2022) | 119[2] |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| National affiliation | Možemo! Green–Left Coalition (since 2017) |
| Sabor | 0 / 151 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 12 |
| Zagreb Assembly[3] | 3 / 51 |
| Website | |
| novaljevica | |
History edit
The party was established in December 2016, thanks to the efforts of left-wing intellectuals and civil activists including Dragan Markovina, Zoran Pusić, Vesna Teršelič, Nadežda Čačinovič and Nikola Devčić.
In March 2017, the New Left of Croatia announced their coalition with the left-wing political party Workers' Front for the local elections in Split and Zagreb.[6] They later formed a coalition, for the Zagreb Assembly elections, with We can! (Možemo), Zagreb is OURS (Zagreb je NAŠ!), Sustainable Development of Croatia - ORaH (Održivi razvoj Hrvatske or ORaH) and For the City (Za grad or ZG).[7] The same parties formed the Green–Left Coalition for the 2020 parliamentary elections.
As of 2024[update], New Left is in the process of merging into Možemo, which is expected to be finalized by 2025. The decision to merge and shut down New Left came to the dismay, critique and departure of a number of the party's members.[8]
Electoral performance edit
Parliament of Croatia edit
| Year | Popular vote (coalition) |
% of popular vote | Overall seats won | Seat change | Coalition | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 116,480 | 6.99% | 1 / 151
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 1
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Green–Left | opposition |
Zagreb City Assembly edit
| Year | Popular vote (coalition) |
% of popular vote | Overall seats won | Seat change | Coalition | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24,706 | 7.64% | 1 / 51
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Green–Left | opposition |
| 2021 | 130,850 | 40.83% | 3 / 47
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2
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Green–Left | government |
European Parliament edit
| Year | Popular vote (coalition) |
% of popular vote | Overall seats won | Seat change | Coalition | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19,313 | 1.79% | 0 / 12
|
New | Green–Left | EL/GUE-NGL |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Statut". Nova ljevica. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- ^ "Izvješće o obavljenoj financijskoj reviziji - Nova ljevica za 2022" (PDF). State Audit Office (in Croatian). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Politicke stranke u gradskoj skupstini-Skupstina grada zagreba;". skupstina.zagreb.hr.
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Croatia". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ "Utemeljena Nova ljevica – stranka koja će konačno promijeniti političku situaciju u zemlji" (in Croatian). 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Radnička fronta i Nova ljevica zajedno na izborima u Zagrebu" (in Croatian).
- ^ Lokalni izbori, 2017, zgizbori.hr, arhiva izbora
- ^ Opačić, Tamara (6 January 2023). "Slijevanje ljevice" [The confluence of the left]. Portal Novosti. Retrieved 24 April 2024.