| Party of Ivan Pernar | |
| Native Name: | Stranka Ivana Pernara |
| President: | Santino Matušin |
| Leader1 Title: | Vice President |
| Leader1 Name: | Ivan Dokša |
| Split: | Human Shield |
| Country: | Croatia |
| Position: | Right-wing |
| Seats1 Title: | Sabor |
| Seats2 Title: | European Parliament |
| Seats3 Title: | County Prefects |
| Seats4 Title: | Mayors |
| Colors: | Blue |
Party of Ivan Pernar (Croatian: Stranka Ivana Pernara or SIP) is a political party in Croatia, formed on 7 July 2019 by former members of the political party Human Shield.[1] It is named after its leader, Ivan Pernar.[2] [3]
Pernar was elected as the party's President during the party's inaugural conference in the village of Kašina by receiving 148 votes from party delegates. Branimir Bunjac received 57 votes and was elected as the party's Vice President.
During the conference, eight different names were proposed for the party, which chose to name itself after its leader with a three-quarters supermajority.
Prior to 9 October 2019, the party was organized by General-secretary Ivan Despetović, who subsequently left the party as he felt it had strayed away from his roots and into what he described as "cheap populism".[4] [5]
SIP has declared itself to be in opposition to the privatization and concession of resources and enterprises it deems to be of public importance. It also declared that it seeks a reduction in value-added tax (VAT) and opposes property taxes. It opposes the introduction of the Euro as Croatia's currency.[6]
The party is firmly opposed to Croatia's membership of the European Union and NATO, as it sees Croatian membership in both organizations as incompatible with sovereignty. It instead proposes that Croatia should be militarily neutral.[7]
The party opposes the sanctions against Russia and has instead declared its support for "de-escalation of conflicts".
It supports the recognition of the State of Palestine as an independent and sovereign state and calls on Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories.
The party has expressed support for freedom of religion, explicitly including the rights of atheists. It supports the legalization of cannabis and some support for LGBT rights, while opposing mandatory vaccination.
It has declared an opposition to the use of 5G telecommunications, which it deems would increase the amount of "unnecessary radiation" to which Croatians are exposed. Instead it supports the expansion of fiber-optic communication as a means of increasing internet speeds.[8] The party held a protest in Osijek against the introduction of a 5G telecom network in the town.[9]
The party opposes nuclear power.[10]
The party strongly opposes illegal immigration and has expressed support for the construction of a physical border barrier along the parts of the border affected by illegal immigration, as well as involving the Croatian Army in border patrols.[11]
| Coalition | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Živi Zid–NLSP–PH–HSS SR–HSSČKŠ–ZSZ–AM | 37,628 | 2.26% | New | ||||
| 2024 | align=center | None | 19,367 | 0.91% | 0 | |||
The following is a list of presidential candidates endorsed by the SIP in elections for President of Croatia.