Croatian Bunjevac-Šokac Party
The Croatian Bunjevac-Šokac Party (Croatian: Hrvatsko-bunjevačko-šokačka stranka, abbreviation: HBŠS, Serbian: Хрватско-буњевачко-шокачка странка / Hrvatsko-bunjevačko-šokačka stranka) is a minority political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, formed in 2004. The aim of the party is to represent Croats from Bunjevac and Šokac communities.
Croatian Bunjevac-Šokac Party Hrvatsko-bunjevačko-šokačka stranka | |
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Serbian Cyrillic name | Хрватско-буњевачко-шокачка странка |
President | Blaško Temunović |
Founded | 20 June 2004 |
Headquarters | Zagrebačka 1, Subotica, Vojvodina, Serbia |
Ideology | Croat minority interests |
Colors | Red, white, blue |
Slogan | We want the same rights that Serbs have in Croatia |
Website | |
Official website | |
It was founded 20 June 2004 in Subotica.[1]
The party claim to be the successor of the former Bunjevac-Šokac Party that existed during the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
The party is based in Subotica, Zagrebačka 1 Street. Its current president is Blaško Temunović. In 2007, he was beaten by two unknown attackers who also insulted his ethnic background.[2]
Party slogan is "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.[1]
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).
References
- Glas Koncila Archived 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine 7 dana u svijetu, 2004-07-27 (in Croatian)
- Leader of Croatian party beaten at B92
- Radio-Subotica Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine HBŠS: Kome smeta zahtjev da Hrvati u Srbiji imaju ista prava kao Srbi u Hrvatskoj?, 2008-04-21 (in Croatian)
- Radio-Subotica Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine Potpora kandidatu LDP (in Croatian)
External links
- ORF: Kroatenpartei-Chef verprügelt (in German)
- Radio-Subotica Kronologija formiranja jedne partije, 21 July 2007 (in Croatian)