Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hrvatska stranka prava Bosne i Hercegovine
President Zvonko Jurišić
Secretary-General Željko Asić
Slogan Za dom spremni!
(English: Ready for homeland!)
Founded 1991, refounded in 1996
Headquarters Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Newspaper Starčević
Youth wing Youth of Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Military wing Croatian Defence Forces (1991 - 1992)
Ideology Croatian nationalism
Conservativism
Decentralization
Euroscepticism
European affiliation Croatian Party of Rights
Official colors Black
Ethnic group Croats and Bosniaks
House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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House of Representatives of Federation
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House of Peoples of Federation
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Election symbol
Logo of Croatian Party of Rights.svg
Website
http://hsp-bih.ba/

Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian: Hrvatska stranka prava Bosne i Hercegovine, HSP BiH) is parlamentary party in Bosnia and Herzegovina and represents ideology of dr. Ante Starčević. Main goals of the HSP BiH are changes of Treaty of Dayton and division of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to territorial regions.

History

HSP BiH was founded in 1991 as branch of Croatian Party of Rights. One of the most notable early members of the party is Blaž Kraljević, a general of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and founder of the Croatian Defence Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. His unit made significiant efforts in defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Party's activity during War in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1995) was marked by efforts of keeping unity and friendship of Croats and Bosniaks, its resistance against partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina between Republic of Croatia and FR Yugoslavia and devotion on unification of Croatian and Bosniak state. Part'y earlier political orientation was more nationalist and radicale. After Croatian Democratic Union eliminated Kraljević and had political monopoly over Herzeg-Bosnia, HSP BiH was dissolved. However, party's activity was once again established in 1996.

In 2004, HSP BiH changed name in "Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina Đapić - dr. Jurišić", but in 2010, party took its earlier name.

In February 2010 it was announced that presidents of three parties, Zvonko Jurišić of HSP BiH, Milenko Brkić of Croatian People's Union (HNZ) and Petar Milić of Croatian Union of Herzeg-Bosnia (HZHB), have signed a treaty about unification of those three parties in one party under name "Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina" in Mostar.

See also