Youth Action (Croatia)
Political party in Croatia
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Youth Action (Croatian: Akcija mladih or AM) is a liberal political party in Croatia founded in 2005 in Lovran.[citation needed] The party endorses progressive values and advocates greater youth rights.[citation needed] The party has been active in the area of almost all of Croatia through its branches in almost every bigger city in the country. Youth Action regularly criticizes the HDZ/SDP two-party duopoly.[citation needed]
Youth Action Akcija mladih | |
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| President | Vjekoslav Rubeša[1] |
| Secretary-General | Bojan Kurelić |
| Founded | 22 February 2005 |
| Headquarters | Rijeka, Croatia |
| Membership | c. 2,800[2] |
| Ideology | Progressivism Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Orange |
| Slogan | Neither Left Nor Right But Forward |
| Sabor | 0 / 151
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| European Parliament | 0 / 12
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| County Prefects | 0 / 21
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| Mayors | 0 / 128
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| Website | |
| akcijamladih | |
In 2009, Youth Action merged with the Croatian Youth Party (Croatian: Hrvatska stranka mladih, HSM).[3]
At the 2013 local elections, party won 19 seats in the county and city councils in Istria, Primorje-Gorski Kotar and Zadar counties.[4]
Electoral history
Legislative
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won
(coalition totals) |
Percentage | Seats won | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | None | 5,096 | 0.21% | 0 / 151 |
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| 2011 | RI-SUH (8th electoral district) | 12,337 | 0.52% | 0 / 151 |
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| 2015 | ŽZ (9th electoral district) | 13,440 | 0.60% | 0 / 151 |
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| 2016 | ŽZ-PH-ABECEDA-HDSS-MS | 117,208 | 6.23% | 0 / 151 |
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| 2020 | ŽZ-SIP-NLSP-PH-HSS SR-HSSČKŠ-ZSZ | 37,628 | 2.26% | 0 / 151 |
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European Parliament
| Election | In coalition with | Votes won
(coalition totals) |
Percentage | Seats won | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | None | 11,068 | 1.49% | 0 / 12 |
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| 2014 | None | 7,807 | 0.85% | 0 / 11 |
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| 2019 | endorsed Mislav Kolakušić[5] | 84,765 | 7.89% | 0 / 11 |
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