Civic Liberal Alliance

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The Civic Liberal Alliance (Croatian: Građansko-liberalni savez, abbr. GLASlit.'Voice/Vote') is a liberal political party in Croatia.[5][6] The party was founded by four former Croatian People's Party (HNS) MPs led by Anka Mrak Taritaš who were dissatisfied with HNS entering a coalition with the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and supporting the cabinet of Andrej Plenković since June 2017.[7]

AbbreviationGLAS
PresidentStanko Borić[1]
Vice PresidentsMarta Ana Cesar
Stanko Kordić[2]
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Civic Liberal Alliance
Građansko-liberalni savez
AbbreviationGLAS
PresidentStanko Borić[1]
Vice PresidentsMarta Ana Cesar
Stanko Kordić[2]
FounderAnka Mrak Taritaš
Founded9 July 2017 (2017-07-09)
Split fromCroatian People's Party
HeadquartersZagreb, Croatia
IdeologyLiberalism[3]
Social liberalism[4]
Pro-Europeanism[3]
Political positionCentre to centre-left
National affiliationRivers of Justice
(since 2020)
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (affiliate member)
Colours  Light blue
Sabor
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Website
glas.com.hr
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History

The Party's founding congress was held on 9 July 2017, while it was officially registered with the Ministry of Public Administration on 26 July 2017.[6][8]

Glas automatically became a parliamentary party with four MPs, making it the fifth largest party in the country in terms of parliamentary representation. In addition, Jozo Radoš also left HNS and joined Glas, so the party also had one MEP. Radoš sat with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group.

Another notable member is Vesna Pusić.

On 1 December 2017, the party was admitted into the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party as an affiliate member.[9]

The party was one of the founding members of the Amsterdam Coalition, an electoral alliance of seven Croatian liberal political parties.[10] The alliance was founded on 8 December 2018.[10]

Ideology

Party president Mrak-Taritaš described Glas as "a modern, progressive, trans-ideological party in the centre-left, acceptable to people who are liberal, social-liberal and social-democratic." Emphasis is placed on individual freedoms and rights, stable institutions and diversity as a comparative advantage.[11]

Party stands for:[12][13]

Election results

Presidential

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Election year(s) Candidate 1st round 2nd round Result
Votes % Votes %
2019-20 end. Zoran Milanović (SDP) 562,783 29.91 (#1) 1,034,170 52.66 (#1) Won
2024-25 end. Zoran Milanović (Ind.) 797,938 49.68 (#1) 1,122,859 74.68 (#1) Won
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Legislative

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Election In coalition with Votes won PercentageSeats won Change
(Coalition totals)(GLAS only)
2020 Restart Coalition 414,615 24.87%
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2024 Rivers of Justice 538,748 25.40%
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Steady 0
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European Parliament

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Election List leader Coalition Votes % Seats +/– EP Group
Coalition GLAS
2019 Valter Flego Amsterdam Coalition 55,806 5.19 (#5)
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2024 Biljana Borzan Rivers of Justice 192,859 25.62 (#2)
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References

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