Istrian Democratic Assembly
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The Istrian Democratic Assembly (Croatian: Istarski demokratski sabor, Italian: Dieta democratica istriana or IDS-DDI) is a centre[4][5] to centre-left,[6] regionalist,[3][7] liberal[4] political party in Croatia primarily operating in Istria County.
IDS was founded on the 14 February 1990 by the writer
IDS is member of the Liberal International and Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
Symbols
The three rams on the party coat of arms represent a historical symbol of the region, which is also represented by the ram in the fourth of the five parts of the crown resting atop the
History
The party was founded in 1990 by Ivan Pauletta, Elio Martinčić and Mario Sandrić, on the eve of the first multi-party elections in Croatia after communism. The party decided not to participate, thus allowing the post-communist Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) to sweep the region's votes.
The party was led by Ivan Jakovčić between 1991 and 2014. IDS instead made its electoral debut in the 1992 elections and used the collapse of the SDP to take all three Istrian constituencies.
This result turned Istria into an area of significant concern for Croatian President Franjo Tuđman and his Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), which had dominated every other region in Croatia. For the first elections for Croatian Chamber of Counties, which also coincided with the first election for newly formed Istria County, state-controlled media launched an unprecedented media blitz directed almost exclusively at Istria. This effort spectacularly backfired as Istrian voters gave almost three quarters of their votes to IDS. After that no party challenged IDS supremacy in Istria, at least not directly.
The main policy of the IDS is intercession of cultural and economical identity of Istria and equal status for
IDS was briefly part of the national government following 2000 parliamentary and presidential elections. One year later, IDS, dissatisfied with the way Ivica Račan and his coalition partners treated Istria, left the government, although they continued to support it in Parliament.
In 2006, IDS joined the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party.
From 2010–2015 IDS was a member of the
In the
On February 4, 2022, the party's presidency launched disciplinary proceedings against former President Boris Miletić, leading Miletić to leave party a day later and leaving the IDS without an Istrian county prefect for the first time since the counties was introduced in 1993.[10]
Electoral history
Parliament (Sabor)
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won | Percentage | Seats won | Change | Government |
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| 1992 (August) | DA-PGS
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83,623 | 3.18 (#7) | 4 / 138
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Opposition |
| 1995 (October) | HSS-HNS-HKDU-SBHS | 441,390 | 18.26 (#2) | 3 / 127
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Opposition |
| 2000 (January) | HSS-HNS-LS-SDA | 432,527 | 14.70 (#3) | 4 / 151
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 1
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Government |
| 2003 (November) | LIBRA–LS
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560,593 | 22.6 (#2) | 4 / 151
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Opposition |
| 2007 (November) | None | 38,267 | 1.5 (#4) | 3 / 151
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1
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Opposition |
| 2011 (December) | Kukuriku Coalition
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958,312 | 40.4 (#1) | 2 / 151
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1
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Government |
| 2015 (November) | RI
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42,193 | 1.83 (#4) | 3 / 151
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1
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Opposition |
| 2016 (September) | RI
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43,180 | 2.27 (#5) | 3 / 151
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Opposition |
| 2020 (July) | Restart Coalition
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414,615 | 24.87 (#2) | 3 / 151
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Opposition |
European Parliament
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won (Coalition totals) |
Percentage | Total seats won (IDS only) |
Seat change |
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| 2013 (April) | None | – | – | 0 / 12
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| 2014 (May) | Kukuriku Coalition
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275,904 | 29.93% | 1 / 11
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| 2019 (May) | Amsterdam Coalition | 55,806 | 5.19% | 1 / 12
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See also
References
- ^ "Istarski Demokratski Sabor" (PDF) (in Croatian). HIDRA. Retrieved 23 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "HNS Vesne Pusić ima više članova od Milanovićeva SDP-a".
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Croatia". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-57607-800-6.
- ^ "Croatia – Parties". Europe Elects. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Ban, Barbara (15 February 2020). "IDS PROSLAVIO 30. GODIŠNJICU". Jutarnji list. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-7656-1911-2.
- ^ a b "Programska deklaracija Istarskog demokratskog sabora" [Program declaration of the Istrian Democratic Assembly] (PDF). ids-ddi.com. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ PREKRŠIO STRANAČKA PRAVILA Statut ga nije volio: Damir Kajin večeras izbrisan iz članstva IDS-a Archived 2013-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Potres u najvećoj regionalnoj stranci, Miletić istupio iz IDS-a: Nakon 29 godina i prvi put otkako postoje županije, IDS je izgubio istarskog župana" [Earthquake in the largest regional party, Miletić withdrew from IDS: "After 29 years and for the first time since the existence of counties, IDS has lost its Istrian prefect"]. Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
External links
- Official website
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