Focus (Croatian political party)

The First President of the party is Davor Nađi, at the time deputy mayor of Sveta Nedelja (previously a member for Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats, HNS–LD). The party elected Ivan Gulam, mayor of Pirovac (also formerly of HNS–LD), as Deputy Leader, and Dario Vrbaslija, president of the Slatina town council (ran locally as an independent, before that a member of Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ), as party Vice President.^[3]

Focus first participated in the 2020 Croatian parliamentary elections in coalition with Party with a First and Last Name (led by Dalija Orešković) and Pametno, with the alliance winning three seats in the Sabor, one each. The candidate elected from the Focus list was Dario Zurovec, mayor of Sveta Nedjelja, in District VII. From December 2020 until June 2021, his seat was occupied by party leader Davor Nađi, who acts as deputy representative.^[4]

The party also participated in the 2021 Croatian local elections, winning the mayoralties of Sveta Nedelja, Dugo Selo, and Križ in the first round, as well as mayoralty of Samobor in the runoff.^[5]

The party participated in the 2024 parliamentary election in a coalition with Republic and the two parties elected won one seat, re-electing Fokus MP Dario Zurovec. On 24 August 2024, Zurovec, Nenad Panian (mayor of Dugo Selo), Marko Magdić (president of Križ municipality), together with some of the party's local councilors and other members, left the party leaving Samobor and Sveti Ivan Zelina as the only mayorship positions held by Focus.^[6][7]

The basic messages that the party advocates with its program are:^[8]

• Lower taxes (with the model used in Estonia given as an example) and regulatory burdens.
• Fewer employees in the government administration with increased efficiency, transparency and the introduction of digital transformation.
• Adapting to climate change through the concept of a green economy based on innovation and investments in infrastructure.

• List of members of the Sabor, 2020–2024