The Split Party

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The Split Party
Splitska stranka
Leader Ivo Baldasar
Founded1 February 2017 (2017-02-01)
Headquarters Split, Croatia
Ideology Populism
Political position Centre
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The Split Party (Croatian : Splitska stranka or STS) was a Croatian centrist political party, [1] [2] formed in February 2017. The party was established by the former mayor of Split Ivo Baldasar. Baldasar publicly said that the party is non-ideological and that it accepts members from all sides of the political spectrum. The party was formed shortly after Baldasar lost his political power in the city council when his budget proposal was voted down.

In the 2017 Split local elections, The Split Party received 239 votes for the city council while Ivo Baldasar finished last in the mayor race with 553 votes. [3]

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References

  1. "Ivo Baldasar osnovao Splitsku stranku". N1 (in Croatian). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. Šušak Živković, Živana (1 February 2017). "Baldasar osnovao Splitsku stranku: Pogledajte tko mu je dao podršku, tko su mu glavni ljudi i najvažnije poruke". Dalmatinski portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. "Čak je i Mihael Darko Burazin dobio više glasova od Ive Baldasara". Dalmatinski portal (in Croatian). 1 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.