Croatian Party of Rights

political party, Croatia

Also known as: HSP, Hrvatska Stranka Prava

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The Croatian Party of Rights (Hrvatska Stranka Prava; HSP) was a political party in Croatia founded in 1990 by Dobroslav Paraga. Paraga advocated for a "Greater Croatia" that would include parts of Serbia and all of Bosnia and Herzegovina, believing war with Serbia was inevitable. His followers openly supported the pro-Nazi Ustaša regime from World War II, adopting its symbolism and slogans. The HSP's paramilitary wing, the Croatian Defense Association (HOS), was involved in fighting against Serbia. Despite its nationalist stance, the HSP received only about 7 percent of the parliamentary vote in the 1992 elections. The dominant political parties in Croatia today are the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP).12

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…founder in 1990 of the Croatian Party of Rights (Hrvatska Stranka Prava; HSP). A former seminary student and dissident under the communist regime in Croatia in the 1980s, Paraga believed that Serbia was a mortal danger to Croatian national survival, and he called for the creation of a “Greater Croatia”…
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…founder in 1990 of the Croatian Party of Rights (Hrvatska Stranka Prava; HSP). A former seminary student and dissident under the communist regime in Croatia in the 1980s, Paraga believed that Serbia was a mortal danger to Croatian national survival, and he called for the creation of a “Greater Croatia”…
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