Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina

The Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina (Croatian: Demokratski savez Hrvata u Vojvodini, DSHV; Serbian Cyrillic: Демократски савез Хрвата у Војводини) is a political party in Serbia, representing the Croat ethnic minority in the province of Vojvodina.[1]

Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina
Demokratski savez Hrvata u Vojvodini
Демократски савез Хрвата у Војводини
AbbreviationDSHV
LeaderTomislav Žigmanov
Founded15 July 1990 (1990-07-15)
HeadquartersBeogradski put 31, Subotica
Ideology
National affiliationDSHV–SPP–USS
Colours
  •   Red
  •   White
  •   Blue
National Assembly
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Assembly of Vojvodina
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City Assembly of Subotica
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Website
dshv.rs

History

Over time, some party members were unsatisfied with party's policy, so they separated and formed new Croat parties:

In 2009 DSHV negotiated with another ethnic Croat party from Syrmia region of Vojvodina, the Hrvatska srijemska inicijativa / Hrvatska sremska inicijativa (Croatian Syrmian Initiative). It was planned that HSI and DSHV unite on 5 June 2009 on the meeting in Sremska Mitrovica.[2]

It has occasionally condemned attacks by Serbian nationalists, and it has issued protests over ethnic assimilation.[3][4] It is also supportive of further autonomism.[5]

List of presidents
  • Bela Tonković (1990–2003)
  • Petar Kuntić (2003–2015)
  • Tomislav Žigmanov (2015–present)

Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections
National Assembly of Serbia
Year Leader Popular vote  % of popular vote # # of seats Seat change Coalition Status
1990 Bela Tonković 23,630 0.49% Increase 16th
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 Increase 1 – Opposition
1992 17,622 0.40% Increase 13th
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 Decrease 1 – Extra-parliamentary
1993 3,946 0.10% Decrease 23rd
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 Steady 0 – Extra-parliamentary
1997 5,375 0.14% Increase 18th
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 Steady 0 – Extra-parliamentary
2000 did not participate
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 Steady 0 – Extra-parliamentary
2003 Petar Kuntić 161,765 4.29% Increase 7th
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 Steady 0 ZZT Extra-parliamentary
2007 915,854 23.08% Increase 2nd
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 Increase 1 DSHV–DS–SDP Support
2008 1,590,200 39.25% Increase 1st
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 Steady 0 ZES Support
2012 863,294 23.09% Decrease 2nd
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 Steady 0 IZBŽ Opposition
2014 216,634 6.23% Decrease 3rd
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 Decrease 1 DSHV–DS–Nova–BS–USS Sloga Extra-parliamentary
2016 Tomislav Žigmanov 227,589 6.20% Decrease 5th
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 Increase 1 DSHV–DS–Nova–RS–ZZS–ZZŠ Opposition
2020 30,591 0.99% Decrease 13th
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 Decrease 1 UDS Extra-parliamentary
2022 24,024 0.65% Decrease 14th
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 Increase 1 DSHV–ZZV Government

References
  1. Political handbook of the world 2012. Tom Lansford. Los Angeles: Sage. 2012. p. 1258. ISBN 978-1-4522-3434-2. OCLC 794595888.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. (in Croatian) Radio Subotica Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Završni pregovori oko ujedinjenja DSHV-a s Hrvatskom srijemskom inicijativom, 21 April 2009
  3. "Election Year in Serbia Must Not Start With a Campaign of Violence against Minorities". YIHR.rs. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  4. "Croats in Vojvodina concerned over ultra-nationalism in Serbia". The Voice of Croatia. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. Vance, Charles (2006). Managing a global workforce : challenges and opportunities in international human resource management. Yongsun Paik. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. p. 424. ISBN 978-0-7656-2016-3. OCLC 169862710.
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