Focus (Croatian political party)

Croatian political party

Focus Fokus

Abbreviation	Fokus
President	Gabrijel Deak
Founded	27 March 2020 (2020-03-27)
Split from	HNS-LD
Headquarters	Savska cesta 41 Zagreb
Membership (2022)	571
Ideology	Liberalism
Political position	Centre to centre-right
National affiliation	Focus – Republic
European affiliation	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Colours	Light blue Dark blue
Slogan	Focus on the Important
Sabor	0 / 151
European Parliament	0 / 12
County Prefects	0 / 21
Mayors	2 / 128
Website
fokusnabitno.com
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Focus (Croatian: Fokus) is a liberal political party in Croatia. It was founded by independent politicians and entrepreneurs from the Zagreb County area.

History

The First President of the party is Davor Nađi, at the time deputy mayor of Sveta Nedelja (previously a member for Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats, HNS–LD). The party elected Ivan Gulam, mayor of Pirovac (also formerly of HNS–LD), as Deputy Leader, and Dario Vrbaslija, president of the Slatina town council (ran locally as an independent, before that a member of Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ), as party Vice President.

Focus first participated in the 2020 Croatian parliamentary elections in coalition with Party with a First and Last Name (led by Dalija Orešković) and Pametno, with the alliance winning three seats in the Sabor, one each. The candidate elected from the Focus list was Dario Zurovec, mayor of Sveta Nedjelja, in District VII. From December 2020 until June 2021, his seat was occupied by party leader Davor Nađi, who acts as deputy representative.

The party also participated in the 2021 Croatian local elections, winning the mayoralties of Sveta Nedelja, Dugo Selo, and Križ in the first round, as well as mayoralty of Samobor in the runoff.

The party participated in the 2024 parliamentary election in a coalition with Republic and the two parties elected won one seat, re-electing Fokus MP Dario Zurovec. On 24 August 2024, Zurovec, Nenad Panian (mayor of Dugo Selo), Marko Magdić (president of Križ municipality), together with some of the party's local councilors and other members, left the party leaving Samobor and Sveti Ivan Zelina as the only mayorship positions held by Focus.

Political program

The basic messages that the party advocates with its program are:

Lower taxes (with the model used in Estonia given as an example) and regulatory burdens.
Fewer employees in the government administration with increased efficiency, transparency and the introduction of digital transformation.
Adapting to climate change through the concept of a green economy based on innovation and investments in infrastructure.

Election results

Legislative

Election	Coalition	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
Election	Coalition	Coalition totals		Fokus only		Government
2020	SsIP–Pametno	66,399	3.98 (6th)	1 / 151	New	Opposition
2024	Republika	47,715	2.25 (6th)	1 / 151	0	Opposition

References

"Izvješće o obavljenoj financijskoj reviziji - Fokus za 2022" (PDF). State Audit Office (in Croatian). 2 November 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
Nordsieck, Wolfram. "Croatia". parties-and-elections.eu. Parties and Elections in Europe.
^ "Osnovana nova stranka, Fokus, evo koji su joj glavni ciljevi u političkom djelovanju". tportal.hr. HINA. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
"Davor Nađi (Fokus)". Sabor.hr. Croatian Sabor. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
"Lokalni izbori - rezultati". Privremeni rezultati lokalnih izbora. Državno izborno povjerenstvo. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
"Zurovec napušta Fokus: "Mi se s takvom politikom ne slažemo"" [Zurovec leaves Fokus: "We do not agree with such a policy"]. Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 24 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
"Članovi predaju ispisnice, među njima i glavni aduti stranke: 'Od sutra više nismo parlamentarna stranka'" [Members handing over resignation forms, including the party's main assets: "From tomorrow we are no longer a parliamentary party"]. jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 23 Aug 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
"Program stranke". Fokus na bitno. Retrieved 22 May 2021.