Hrvatska Demokratska Stranka
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About HDS
Hrvatska Demokratska Stranka is one of the strongest and most successful parties in Croatia. HDS advocates participatory democracy, strong economy based on exporting, helping new citizens and building a strong society inside Croatia which will lead the country to prosperity. If you want to find out more about HDS, it is recommended to read these documents:
It has to be mentioned that before June 2009, the ID of the party was 2314 and after June 2009 the ID of the party is 2439 due to the political takeover of the party.
History of HDS
HDS was the ruling party in Croatia for several terms in a row and no matter who sat the President's chair, most of the government positions have been filled by HDS members until winter 2009.
Foundation of HDS and early days
Hrvatska Demokratska Stranka was founded in December, 2008. The idea of making such a party came from it's first president - Roby Petric. He said that is very important for Croats to have multiple choices in choosing a party which suits them the most.
On the first elections all Croatians decided to unite in one party, so most of HDS members came to Hrvatska Ujedinjena Stranka so they could outnumber possible "takeover parties". Despite that fact most of the congress members were from HDS.
At first it was difficult to decide which party is the best so every party started an "advertising campaign" while HDS did that by pure work. Roby Petric said that despite the fact that his party is the strongest, Croatia needs a strong opposition that will show the same quality of work which will set up a new standard.
Steady growth
When Roby Petric announced that he will not run again for party and country president, it was certain that in order to save the party and to continue it's work, we needed a president of the same quality. split1700, a friend of Petric was the new hope of HDS. Despite the fact that he was young he quickly gained experience and continued the work in the same manner. First he was elected as country president and then also as party president.
June takeovers
In June 2009, Serbs led by Sakal_ks had made a Political Takeover of HDS and renamed it to Srpska Demokratska Stranka (SDS). To answer this move, matrixcore, the person who was supposed to succeed IVAN RADMAN as the president of the HDS, has quit the new SDS and moved to Hrvatski Zbor and manage to get an arrangement with its president Dubrovnik 1919 who passed presidency of the Hrvatski Zbor to him so that matrixcore could renamed it again to Hrvatska Demokratska Stranka.
Election results
Congress
HDS is one of the rare parties that participated in all Congresses. The results can be viewed by clicking on Croatian Congresses below.
President
HDS also has the majority in giving presidential candidates. This is the complete list of all candidates:
- January 2009 - Roby Petric
- February 2009 - split1700
- March 2009 - split1700
- April 2009 - Roby Petric
- May 2009 - IVAN RADMAN
- June 2009 - IVAN RADMAN
- August 2009 - Croat4ever
- September 2009 - BorKan
- October 2009 - BorKan
- December 2009 - rocker-ma
- February 2010 - Apachy - interim President
- March 2010 - Apachy
- April 2010 - Apachy
File:Icon position polit partypresident.gif Party president
- December 2008 - Roby Petric
- January 2009 - Roby Petric
- February 2009 - split1700
- March 2009 - split1700
- April 2009 - rocker-ma
- May 2009 - IVAN RADMAN
- June 2009 - matrixcore
- July 2009 - Atea
- August 2009 - John Vorsha
- September 2009 - John Vorsha
- October 2009 - Markisim Dart
- November 2009 - Starac
- December 2009 - Plese Tomislav
- January 2010 - tripl3
- February 2010 - srdant
- March 2010 - srdant
- April 2010 - Asklepije
- May 2010 - Asklepije
- June 2010 - AngelHR
- July 2010 - Markisim Dart
- August 2010 - Asklepije
- September 2010 - Argrob
- October 2010 - Argrob
- November 2010 - Argrob
- December 2010 - Argrob
- January 2011 - JohnSani
- February 2011 - Argrob
- March 2011 - Argrob
- April 2011 - Argrob
- May 2011 - Argrob
- June 2011 - Argrob
- July 2011 - Argrob
- August 2011 - Argrob
- September 2011 - Argrob
- October 2011 - Argrob