Coalition of People's Accord
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Coalition of People's Accord (
The Coalition was initiated by ex-communists
It initially seemed that this plan by Dabčević-Kučar and Tripalo was working. The coalition was joined by a large number of parties - the
Another obstacle for the Coalition was the runoff voting system, which favored the two strongest parties or electoral blocs. In the first round of the elections it became apparent that the reformed-communists, now rebranded into Social Democratic Party of Croatia, had enough support to finish second in most of the constituencies. Most of the Coalition candidates finished third, although many refused to abandon the race before the second round. In the end, only a small number of Coalition candidates was elected, 21 in all three houses (chambers) of parliament (Chamber of Municipalities, Socio-Political Chamber and Chamber of Associated Labour). HDZ won a majority in the Croatian Parliament, while SDP became the main opposition party.[1]
The Coalition began to disintegrate. Dabčević-Kučar and Tripalo formed their own
References
- ^ HINA. 27 May 2010. Archived from the originalon 30 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2015.