The Key of Croatia

The Key of Croatia
Ključ Hrvatske
AbbreviationKLJUČ
PresidentIvan Vilibor Sinčić
FounderIvan Pernar
Founded2 June 2011
Dissolved3 March 2024
Merged intoLaw and Justice
HeadquartersSavska cesta 41
Zagreb, Croatia
Membership (2023)12,580[1]
Ideology
European affiliationEuropean Alliance for Freedom and Democracy
Five Star Direct Democracy (2019)
European Parliament groupNon-Inscrits
Colours  Gold
  Grey
Website
kljuchrvatske.hr

The Key of Croatia (Croatian: Ključ Hrvatske) was a populist political party in Croatia.

Until the party changed its name on 21 May 2022, it was known as Human Shield (Croatian: Živi zid, literally translated as "Living Wall") and was formed out of an anti-eviction group of the same name. The group opposed foreclosures by occupying property and forming a "human shield", hence the name.[8][9][2][10][11]

The party was founded on 2 June 2011 as the Alliance for Change (Croatian: Savez za promjene).[12]and operated under that name until it became Human Shield in 2014 ahead of the 2014–15 presidential election, supporting the candidacy of Ivan Vilibor Sinčić.

The party refused to be characterized as being left or right and claimed adherence to humanist values.[13]

On February 3, 2024, the party merged with the Let's Change Croatia party and the independent list of Mislav Kolakušić into the Law and Justice. The party's previous president, Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, became the vice president of the newly formed option.

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  9. ^ Zulianello, Mattia (2020). "Varieties of Populist Parties and Party Systems in Europe: From State-of-the-Art to the Application of a Novel Classification Scheme to 66 Parties in 33 Countries". Government and Opposition. 55 (2): 327–347. doi:10.1017/gov.2019.21. hdl:11368/3001222. S2CID 200013354.
  10. ^ "Year of registration" (in Croatian). Živi zid. 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Sinčić: Živi zid mijenja ime u Ključ Hrvatske" [Sinčić: The Human Shield changes its name to The Key of Croatia]. N1 (in Croatian). 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Središnji državni ured za razvoj digitalnog društva - Političke stranke i izbori" (in Croatian). Digured.hr. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Statut" [Statute] (PDF). Ključ Hrvatske. Retrieved 5 January 2023.