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Chorvatsko na počátku cesty ke svobodným volbám
Croatia at the Start of Its Journey to Free Elections

Author(s): Boris Mosković
Subject(s): Political Sciences, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Government/Political systems, History of Communism, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Porta Balkanica, z. s.
Keywords: Croatia 1989–1990; Communist party; elections; democratization; nationalism;

Summary/Abstract: This study analyzes the political turnaround of the Croatian Communist leadership, which in December 1989 decided to organize free, pluralistic elections that guided Croatia towards a pluralistic political system. It analyzes in detail the course of the 11th Congress of the Communist party of Croatia, which led to this fundamental change and promoted further developments. The attention is also paid to the domestic political developments in Croatia during the month that followed, when difficulties and concerns—both inside and outside the ruling circles—appeared in connection with the sudden democratization.

  • Issue Year: 7/2015
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 35-50
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Czech
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