Croatian Bunjevac-Šokac Party | |
Native Name: | Хрватско-буњевачко-шокачка странка Hrvatsko-bunjevačko-šokačka stranka |
Abbreviation: | HBŠS |
President: | Blaško Temunović |
Slogan: | We want the same rights that Serbs have in Croatia |
Dissolved: | 2011 |
Headquarters: | Zagrebačka 1, Subotica |
Ideology: | Croat minority interests |
Colors: | Red |
Country: | Serbia |
The Croatian Bunjevac-Šokac Party (hr|Hrvatsko-bunjevačko-šokačka stranka, Serbian: Хрватско-буњевачко-шокачка странка|Hrvatsko-bunjevačko-šokačka stranka, HBŠS) was a political party in Serbia that represented the Croat ethnic minority in the province of Vojvodina.
It was founded 20 June 2004 in Subotica.[1] The aim of the party is to represent Croats from Bunjevac and Šokac communities. The party claimed to be the successor of the Bunjevac-Šokac Party that existed during the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The party was based in Subotica, Zagrebačka 1 Street. Its most recent president was Blaško Temunović. In 2007, he was beaten by two unknown attackers who also insulted his ethnic background.[2] Party slogan was "we want the same rights that Serbs have in Croatia".[3] This party set as its basic aim to unify all Croats from the area of Vojvodina and Central Serbia. In Serbian presidential election 2008, Croatian Bunjevac-Šokac Party supported Čedomir Jovanović of Liberal Democratic Party.[4] HBŠS had no success on parliamentary elections, unlike Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina and Croatian National Alliance (as of 9 November 2007).