Croatian National Assembly
Hrvatski narodni sabor Bosne i Hercegovine | |
Abbreviation | HNS BiH |
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Formation | 28 October 2000 |
Type | political platform |
Purpose | coordinating Croatian politics |
Headquarters | Trg hrvatskih velikana Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Location | |
Official language | Croatian |
Chairman of the Presidency | Dragan Čović |
Chairman of the General Secretariat | Božo Ljubić |
Main organ | General Assembly |
Website | hnsbih |
The Croatian National Assembly
History
Croat self-government in Bosnia – a challenge for Dayton? European Centre for Minority Issues, May 2001
In 2000, the
In
Political positions
Dissatisfied with the representation of Croats in the Federation, Croat political parties insist on creating a Croat-majority federal unit instead of several cantons. SDA and other Bosniak parties strongly oppose this.[9]
In the
In January 2017, Croatian National Assembly stated that “if Bosnia and Herzegovina wants to become self-sustainable, then it is necessary to have an administrative-territorial reorganization, which would include a federal unit with a Croatian majority. It remains the permanent aspiration of the Croatian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”[11]
Structure
The HNS has a 29-member Presidency, headed by Dragan Čović. HNS's 14-member General Secretariat is chaired by Božo Ljubić as the president, while Secretary-general is Josip Merdžo. The members of the General Secretariat are heads of HNS Departments. Presidency and General Secretariat are main bodies of HNS between its assembly sessions. The HNS has twelve departments.[12]
The members of HNS BiH are all Croats who are elected
- deputies in cantonal assemblies in the Federation,
- deputies in the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
- mayors of cities, towns and municipalities,
- deputies in the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
- cabinet ministers in the Federation, Republika Srpska or in the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Members
Political parties supporting the work of Croatian National Assembly and whose members participate in its operations are:[13]
- Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH)
- Croatian Democratic Union 1990 (HDZ 1990)
- Croatian National Shift (HNP)
- Croatian Republican Party (HRS)
- Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HSP BiH)
- Croatian Peasant Party of Stjepan Radić (HSS SR)
- Croatian Peasant Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HSS BiH)
- Croatian Movement (HKDU-HRAST)
- Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starčević of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HSP AS)
- Croatian Christian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HKDU BiH)
- Croatian Democratic Union (HDU)
- Croatian Independent List (HNL)
- Croatian List for Livno (HLL)
- Čapljina Independent Party - Čapljina in Heart
See also
- Szekler National Council
- Hungarian National Council of Transylvania
- Croat National Council (Vojvodina)
- Croat National Council (Sarajevo)
References
- ^ Belloni 2008, p. 55.
- ^ Tesser 2013, p. 1962.
- ^ Radenko Udovičić: "Bosnia and Herzegovina: SEEKING A NEW STATUS", Network of Independent Journalists, Issue No. 197. - November 3, 2000.
- ^ Interview: Wolfgang Petritsch, the High Representative for BiH; "I don't want the Croats in a ghetto called Third Entity", ohr.int
- ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina, Freedom in the World in 2012" Archived 2019-04-06 at the Wayback Machine, Freedom House
- ^ Rose, Eleanor: "Bosnian Court Ruling Lends Weight to Croat Agitation", Balkan Insight, 15 Dec 16
- ^ Eldin Hadžović: "Bosnian Croats Form National Assembly", balkaninsight, 9 Apr 2011
- ^ "Croats say Bosnia's public broadcaster should be overhauled based on Swiss or Belgian model | Balkan news | News | EBL News". eblnews.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-06.
- ^ Bosnia's Future, pp. 37-8
- ^ Zoran Krešić: "HNS jedina hrvatska koalicija na izborima", vecernji list, July 2014
- ^ Rose, Eleanor: "Bosniaks Slap Down Calls for Bosnian Croat Entity", Balkan Insight, January 30th, 2017
- ^ "Glavno vijeće", hnsbih.org. Accessed February 18th, 2017
- ^ Članice, hnsbih.org
Sources
- Belloni, Roberto (2008). "State Building and International Intervention in Bosnia". London: Routledge. ISBN 9781134059683.
- Tesser, Lynn (2013). "Ethnic Cleansing and the European Union: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Security, Memory and Ethnography". Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137308788.