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Socialist Party of Croatia ( Croatian: ''Socijalistička stranka Hrvatske'' or ''Socijalistički savez Hrvatske - Savez socijalista Hrvatske'', ''SSH'') was a
left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social ...
political party in
Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
. Before the arrival of multi-party democracy to Croatia, SSH existed as Socialist League of Working People of Croatia (), mass-umbrella organisation for all political organisations other than
Croatian Communist Party League of Communists of Croatia (, SKH) was the Croatian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ). It came into power in 1945. Until 1952, it was known as Communist Party of Croatia (, KPH). The party dissolved in 1990. History ...
. Before the 1990 parliamentary elections, SSRNH rebranded itself into SSH, just like Communists rebranded themselves into
Social Democratic Party of Croatia The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (, SDP) is a Social democracy, social democratic political party in Croatia. The SDP is Anti-fascism, anti-fascist, Progressivism, progressive, and strongly Pro-Europeanism, pro-European. The SDP was forme ...
. At the election, two parties acted as a bloc and ultimately lost. While SDP continued to exist nominally as the strongest opposition in Parliament, SSH, after losing its reason for existence, began to slowly fade away. It was briefly reinvigorated when prominent
Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
attorney Silvije Degen took leadership and ran as relatively successful candidate during the 1992 presidential elections. The SSH should not be mistaken for Socialist Party of Croatia - Left Alternative (Croatian: ''Socijalistička partija Hrvatske''), which had been formed by people around
Stipe Šuvar Stipe Šuvar (17 February 1936 – 29 June 2004) was a Croatian politician and sociologist who was regarded to have been one of the most influential communist politicians in the League of Communists of Croatia (SKH) in SR Croatia in the 1980s ...
, at the time a dissident of
Socialist Labour Party of Croatia Socialist Labour Party of Croatia ( or SRP ) is a minor socialist party in Croatia, also known as Socialist Workers' Party of Croatia. Their youth wing are the Young Socialists of Croatia (). Ideology The party identifies as the meeting point o ...
. Their successors are
Social Democratic Action of Croatia Social Democratic Action of Croatia ( or ASH) was a Croatian left-wing political party. It was founded by 1994 by members of Social Democratic Party of Croatia dissatisfied with the centrist policies of SDP leader Ivica Račan and his lack of cr ...
, formed in 1994.


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Social Democratic Party of Croatia The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (, SDP) is a Social democracy, social democratic political party in Croatia. The SDP is Anti-fascism, anti-fascist, Progressivism, progressive, and strongly Pro-Europeanism, pro-European. The SDP was forme ...
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Serbian Party of Socialists (Croatia) The Serb Party of Socialists (, SPS) was the branch in Croatia of Serbian president Slobodan Milošević's Socialist Party of Serbia which was created in the areas under the control of the rebel state Republic of Serbian Krajina, controlled by C ...
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Socialist Labour Party of Croatia Socialist Labour Party of Croatia ( or SRP ) is a minor socialist party in Croatia, also known as Socialist Workers' Party of Croatia. Their youth wing are the Young Socialists of Croatia (). Ideology The party identifies as the meeting point o ...
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Socialist Party of Croatia – Left Alternative Socialism is an economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership. It describes the economic, political, and social ...
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Social Democratic Union (Croatia) Social Democratic Union may refer to: *Social Democratic Union (Croatia) *Social Democratic Union (Ireland), started by Tommy Broughan in 2014 after he left the Labour Party *Social Democratic Union (Latvia) *Social Democratic Union (Serbia) *Soci ...
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Action of Social Democrats of Croatia Social Democratic Action of Croatia ( or ASH) was a Croatian left-wing political party. It was founded by 1994 by members of Social Democratic Party of Croatia dissatisfied with the centrist policies of SDP leader Ivica Račan and his lack of cr ...
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Left of Croatia The Left of Croatia () was a marginal leftist Croatian political party with no parliamentary representation. Origins Left of Croatia was created in 2007 by the merger of several parties: *Vladimir Bebić – Third Block *Green Left of Croatia *So ...
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Hrvatska ljevica ''Hrvatska ljevica'' () was a left-wing monthly magazine in Croatia issued from 1994 to 2005. It was published by the independent publishing house Razlog. It was discontinued following the death of its main editor and owner, Stipe Šuvar, the for ...
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Novi Plamen ''Novi Plamen'' () was a left-wing journal for political, social and cultural issues primarily aimed at intellectual audiences in the former Yugoslavia and the related diaspora. It was a leading publication of its kind in the region, covering the ...


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