THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF CROATIA (1990-2000) AND POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES
THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF CROATIA (1990-2000) AND POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES

Author(s): Smiljana Leinert Novosel
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Governance, Government/Political systems, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: CEDET Centar za demokratsku tranziciju
Keywords: Parliamentarism; transition; democratization; political system; political parties; electorate
Summary/Abstract: The introduction of parliamentarism in Croatia at the beginning of the 1990’s merely created the conditions for the beginning of democratic transition, but the prerequisites for the true democratization of the country were established only with the changes in the year 2000. This has been an extremely difficult task. The political system maintains an illusion of democratic decision-making, created more by the persons participating in the system than by the system itself. If democracy is to develop, the character of politics must change on three levels: the relationship between politicians and voters, relationships among parties, and the relationship between the government and parliament. Genuine acceptance of responsibility by politicians and parties may contribute to establishing a real link between the electorate and those who act on its behalf.

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