Democratic Union of Croats

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Democratic Union of Croats
Демократска заједница Хрвата
Demokratska zajednica Hrvata
AbbreviationDZH
LeaderMarinko Prćić
Founded25 July 2007
HeadquartersAge Mamužića 5, Subotica
IdeologyCroat minority interests
Vojvodina autonomism
National affiliationCoalition for Peace and Tolerance
Colors  Red
  White
  Blue
Website
dzhweb.org.rs

The Democratic Union of Croats (Croatian: Demokratska zajednica Hrvata, Serbian Cyrillic: Демократска заједница Хрвата, romanizedDemokratska zajednica Hrvata, DZH) is a political party in Serbia representing the Croat ethnic minority in the province of Vojvodina.

It was founded on 25 July 2007, and the party seat is in Subotica, Age Mamužića 5 Street. Chronologically, DZH was fourth party of Croats from Serbia and third that emerged from dissatisfied fractions of the Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina. Party President is Đorđe Čović (since 9 November 2007).

Participation in elections[edit]

On 25 April 2008, DZH signed an agreement with Hungarian Coalition, in which it supported Hungarian Coalition on Serbian parliamentary elections in 2008.[1]

On Presidential Elections in Serbia in 2008, DZH appealed its members to support Boris Tadić in 2nd electoral round.[2]

On Parliamentary Elections in the autonomous province of Vojvodina in 2008, DZH joined the list Zajedno za Vojvodinu - Nenad Čanak, led by League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Croatian) Radio Subotica Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Izbori 2008. - DZH potpisala sporazum s Mađarskom koalicijom, 25 April 2008.
  2. ^ (in Croatian) Radio-Subotica Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine DZH poziva birače da glasuju za Borisa Tadića, 23. sij 2008.
  3. ^ (in Croatian) Radio Subotica Archived 30 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Izbori 2008.

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