Vorlage:Infobox political party Bridge of Independent Lists (Vorlage:Lang-hr) is a political party in Croatia founded in 2012. The party is led by Božo Petrov, its founder and incumbent mayor of southern Dalmatian town Metković.[1]
History
Bridge of Independent Lists was founded in Metković on 17 November 2012 as a regionalist political platform mostly by people who have never actively participated in political life. The first party president was Božo Petrov.[2]
In 2013 Bridge of Independent Lists participated in the local elections in the town of Metković. The party won 46.25% of votes, and 9 out of 17 seats in the City Council. Turnout was 67,49%.[3] Božo Petrov won 45.78% of the votes and entered the second round of elections for the Mayor against Stipe Gabrić Jambo, incumbent mayor since 1997. In the second round Petrov won with 67.94% of the votes and became the mayor of Metković. At the same election, Bridge of Independent Lists won 9.97% of the vote in county elections and entered the County Assembly of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County.[4]
2015 parliamentary elections
For the 2015 parliamentary elections the party went national and was joined by independent local politicians from other parts of the country. The party campaigned for fiscal responsibility, reduction of government spending and public debt, tax cuts, reforms in the public sector and the reduction of administrative divisions in Croatia.[5][6]
See also
References
Vorlage:Croatian political parties
- ↑ http://globus.jutarnji.hr/hrvatska/ukinuo-bih-funkciju-predsjednika-republike--homoseksualcima-bih-dao-sva-prava-kao-i-heteroseksualnim-osobama--
- ↑ http://www.jutarnji.hr/bozo-petrov-nakon-14-mjeseci-vodenja-grada--spasili-smo-metkovic-/1212511/
- ↑ konacni_GV_Metkovic_2013.pdf
- ↑ http://www.izbori.hr/2013Lokalni/rezult/r_06_19_0000_000.html?t=1369926527734
- ↑ Newcomer Set For Key Role After Croatian Election. In: balkaninsight.com. Abgerufen am 6. November 2015.
- ↑ NU2: Ovako Božo Petrov misli riješiti probleme u Hrvatskoj. In: hrt.hr. Abgerufen am 6. November 2015.