| Democrats | |
| Native Name: | Demokrati |
| Native Name Lang: | Croatian |
| President: | Ivan Lukež[1] |
| Leader1 Title: | Vice Presidents |
| Leader1 Name: | Bojana Hribljan Aleksandar Horvat Matija Ladić Ivan Lukež |
| General Secretary: | Davor Dobrović |
| Split: | Social Democratic Party of Croatia |
| Position: | Centre-left |
| Ideology: | Social democracy Social liberalism Progressivism Environmentalism Pro-Europeanism |
| National: | Amsterdam Coalition Our Croatia |
| Seats1 Title: | Croatian Parliament |
| Seats1: | |
| Headquarters: | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Website: | https://demokrati.hr/ |
| Country: | Croatia |
The Democrats (Croatian: Demokrati) are a minor centre-left Croatian political party founded by Mirando Mrsić.[2] The party was founded on the 20 October 2018 in Zagreb.[3] It was officially registered with the Ministry of Public Administration on 27 November 2018.[4]
According to the party, their program is based on a "long-term, stable, sustainable development of Croatia.[5]
The party was part of the Amsterdam Coalition, an electoral alliance of seven Croatia liberal political parties, that participated in the 2019 European Parliament election in Croatia.[6]
At the founding congress, Mrsić stated that the party will campaign for "a Croatia where everybody is paid for their work and of which they can live, has a dignified pension, equal access to quality health care, equal opportunity in education and to live safely in a clean and healthy environment."[3]
The party supports:[5]
| Coalition | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | HL-RI | 6,594 | 0.40% | New | |||
| 2024 | Our Croatia | 47,655 | 2.25% | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Amsterdam Coalition | 55,806 | 5.19% |