RENEWAL AND POLITICAL ACTIVISM OF THE CROATIAN PARTY OF RIGHTS (HSP), 1990-1992

Sa？etak Based on the party archives, newspaper archives and literature recovery, the author presents the political programs and activities of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) from 1990 to 1992. This work analyzes the political aims of the party, the most important personalities associated with it during this period, the significance of its electioneering as well as of its results in the election of 1992. Once the multiparty system was established, HSP was rebuilt by Dobroslav Paraga and Ante Parad？ik. The main party’s program was the establishment of an independent Croatian state. Political action of HSP resulted in political killings, political trials of leading party officials and the Party’s schism. The fundamental obstacle to renewal and further development of HSP was the Croatian Democratic Union and its attitude towards HSP