Workers' Front (Croatia)

Workers' Front
Radnička fronta
AbbreviationRF
LeaderCollective leadership
Founded9 May 2014 (2014-05-09)
Registered20 March 2015 (2015-03-20)
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Social progressivism
Labour rights
Socialist feminism
Anti-fascism
Anti-clericalism[1]
Eco-socialism
Left-wing populism[2][3]
Antimilitarism
Political positionLeft-wing[4][5] to far-left[6][7]
National affiliationGreen–Left Coalition (2017–2020)
European affiliationParty of the European Left
Colours  Red and   white
Sabor
0 / 151
European Parliament
0 / 12
County Prefects
0 / 21
Mayors
0 / 128
Website
radnickafronta.hr

The Workers' Front (Croatian: Radnička fronta, RF) is a democratic socialist and progressive political party in Croatia.[8] Formed in May 2014[9] as a political initiative of workers, trade unionists, unemployed, and students in Croatia, it supports anti-clericalism,[1] anti-fascism, antimilitarism, eco-socialism, labour rights, progressivism, and socialist feminism.[10] Some left-libertarian and Trotskyist (International Socialist Alternative) critics characterize it as left-wing populist in the mold of Podemos and SYRIZA.[2][3]

The RF is a full member of the Party of the European Left.[11] It also cooperates closely with other left-wing political parties and organizations in the countries of former Yugoslavia, such as The Left in Slovenia[12][13] and The Left in North Macedonia.[14][15][16]

  1. ^ a b Klerikalizacija hrvatske vojske i policije, Radnička fronta
  2. ^ a b "A Socialist Approach to the Elections". International Socialist Alternative. 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "How the Workers' Front abandoned socialism / Kako je Radnička fronta odustala od socijalizma". Libertarijanska ljevica. 3 July 2020. Radnička fronta
  4. ^ "Croatian Parliament Dissolved Ahead of Summer Elections". Balkan Insight. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Conservatives Win Croatia Election, First Results Show". Balkan Insight. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  6. ^ "No Sunshine for Seasonal Workers on Croatia's Coast". Balkan Insight. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. ^ FitzGibbon, John; Leruth, Benjamin; Startin, Nick (2016). Euroscepticism as a Transnational and Pan-European Phenomenon: The Emergence of a New Sphere of Opposition. Routledge. p. 132. ISBN 9781317422501.
  8. ^ "Radnička fronta i službeno registrirana kao politička stranka" (in Croatian). 20 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Osnovana inicijativa za stvaranje radničke partije". Radnička borba (in Croatian). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  10. ^ "4. Povećanje prava žena". radnickafronta.hr. Workers' Front. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Our parties". european-left.org. Party of the European Left. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Levica & Radnička fronta: Proti ugrabitvi Jadranskega morja za nacionalistično politiko" [The Left & the Workers' Front: Against the Hijacking of the Adriatic Sea for Nationalist Politics]. levica.si (in Slovenian). Levica. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  13. ^ "IZBORI U SLOVENIJI Radnička fronta čestitala Levici" [ELECTIONS IN SLOVENIA The Workers' Front congratulates The Left]. dalmatinskiportal.hr. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Četiri stranke ljevice iz regije objavile Deklaraciju o regionalnoj solidarnosti: Pandemija će se okončati, ali naša društva više neće biti ista". slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Sastanak mreže ljevičarskih organizacija s Balkana". radnickafronta.hr (in Croatian). Workers' Front. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Podrška makedonskoj Levici" [Support to the Macedonian Left]. radnickafronta.hr (in Croatian). Workers' Front. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2024.