Directorate-General for the Presidency Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments

Factsheet: The - Hrvatski sabor

1. At a glance

Croatia is a republic and a parliamentary democracy. The Croatian Parliament is a unicameral body, following the abolition of the Chamber of Counties in March 2001. Currently, the Assembly is composed of 151 Members. The Croatian Parliament is a representative body of citizens and is vested with the legislative power in the Republic of . It has been a democratic, multiparty legislature since 1990. MPs are elected directly by based on for a term of four years.

The current Croatian 14th Government is headed by centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) supported by the MOST alliance (Bridge of Independent Lists). Mr Andrej Plenković took office as the 12th Prime Minister on 19 October 2016.

The incumbent is Mrs Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (HDZ) sworn in on 15 February 2015 for a five years term.

2. Composition

Composition of the 9th Croatian Parliament Party EP affiliation % Seats Hrvatska demokratska zajednica (HDZ) Croatian Democratic Union 37,09 56

Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske (SDP) Social Democratic Party 25,17 38

Most nezavisnih lista (MOST) MOST alliance - Bridge of Independent Lists 9,27 14

Hrvatska narodna stranka – liberalni demokrati (HNS) Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats 6,62 10

Nezavisni zastupnici 5,30 8 Non-affiliated Members Hrvatska seljačka stranka (HSS) 3,31 5

Živi zid (ZZ) 1,99 3 Human Shield Istarski demokratski sabor - Dieta democratica istriana (IDS-DDI) Istrian Democratic Assembly 1,99 3

Samostalna srpska demokratska stranka (SDSS) 1,99 3 Independent Democratic Serbian Party Hrvatska demokršćanska stranka (HDS) Croatian Christian Democratic Party 1,32 2

Promijenimo Hrvatsku (PH) 1,32 2 Change Croatia Milan Bandić 365 - Stranka rada i solidarnosti (BM 365) 0,66 1 “Milan Bandić 365 - The Party of Labour and Solidarity” Hrvatski rast (HRAST) 0,66 1 Croatian Growth Hrvatska socijalno liberalna stranka (HSLS) Croatian Social Liberal Party 0,66 1

Hrvatska stranka umirovljenika (HSU) 0,66 1 Croatian Party of Pensioners

Hrvatski demokratski savez Slavonije i Baranje (HDSSB) 0,66 1 Croatian Democratic Alliance of and Baranja Snaga - stranka narodnog i građanskog aktivizma (SNAGA) 0,66 1 Power - People's and Civic Engagement Party Abeceda demokracije (Abeceda) Alphabet of Democracy 0,66 1

100% 151 Turnout: 52,59% The next Parliamentary elections must take place in 2019 at the latest.

3. Officeholders

Speaker of the Chairperson of the Croatian Parliament European Affairs Committee

Mr Božo Petrov (MOST/EP Non-affiliated), Mr Domagoj Ivan Milošević (HDZ/EPP), since 14 October 2016 since 28 October 2016 Secretary General of the Croatian Parliament: Mr Davor Orlović, since 14 October 2016

4. Relations with Members of the European Parliament

Participation rights for Croatian MEPs in Yes plenary sittings Participation rights for Croatian MEPs in Yes committee meetings Availability of videoconferencing system in No Croatian Parliament

5. Information links – Official website: http://www.sabor.hr – Rules of procedure in English – List of committees – Recent documents submitted by the Croatian Parliament to the Interparliamentary EU Information Exchange (IPEX) – European Parliament Information Office in

Last updated on 14/11/2016. Photo credits: Croatian Parliament. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/relnatparl [email protected]

6. Contacts

Factsheet author and contact in the Brussels-based contact of the Croatian EP Directorate for Relations with National Parliament: Parliaments:

Mr Ivo Klemenčič Ms Tanja Babić Office WIE 05U020, 1047 Brussels Office WIE 06U034, 1047 Brussels Phone +32 228 34895 Phone +32 2 28 41612 [email protected] [email protected]

Last updated on 14/11/2016. Photo credits: Croatian Parliament. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/relnatparl [email protected]