Istrian Democratic Assembly

Istrian Democratic Assembly

Istarski demokratski sabor
Dieta democratica istriana
Istrian Democratic Assembly Istarski demokratski sabor; Dieta democratica istriana
Abbreviation	IDS
Leader	Dalibor Paus
Founded	14 February 1990
Headquarters	Pula
Membership (2018)	2,300
Ideology	Istrian regionalism; Liberalism; Social liberalism; Pro-Europeanism;
Political position	Centre to centre-left
National affiliation	Restart Coalition (2011–2015, 2020); Amsterdam Coalition; (2018–2020); Our Croatia (2023–)
Regional affiliation	Liberal South East European Network
European affiliation	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
International affiliation	Liberal International
European Parliament group	Renew Europe
Colours	Light green
Sabor	1 / 151
European Parliament	1 / 12
County Prefects	0 / 21
Mayors	5 / 128
Assembly of Istria County	23 / 41
Website
	ids-ddi.com
	Politics of Croatia; Political parties; Elections;

The Istrian Democratic Assembly (Croatian: Istarski demokratski sabor, Italian: Dieta democratica istriana or IDS-DDI) is a centre^[4]^[5] to centre-left,^[6] regionalist,^[3]^[7] liberal^[4] political party in Croatia primarily operating in Istria County.

IDS was founded on the 14 February 1990 by the writer Ivan Pauletta. IDS embraces principles of respect for human rights and freedoms, regionalism and historical characteristics of Istria, protection of private property and anti-fascism. Party advocates decentralization of Croatia,^[8] further development of the Adriatic Euroregion^[8] and the establishment of a transnational and cross-border euro-region encompassing the whole of Istria. The party president is currently Dalibor Paus, municipal mayor of Barban. IDS held the Ministry of European Integration between 2000 and 2001 in the Cabinet of Ivica Račan and Ministry of Tourism between 2011 and 2015 in the Cabinet of Zoran Milanović. IDS member Boris Miletić serves as current County Prefect of the Istrian County, while former prefect Valter Flego serves as a member of the European Parliament. All prefects of Istria County were members of IDS. In addition, out of 10 towns in Istria county, IDS rules over 5.

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^ "HNS Vesne Pusić ima više članova od Milanovićeva SDP-a".
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^ Janusz Bugajski (1995). Ethnic Politics in Eastern Europe: A Guide to Nationality Policies, Organizations, and Parties. M.E. Sharpe. p. 461. ISBN 978-0-7656-1911-2.
^ ^a ^b "Programska deklaracija Istarskog demokratskog sabora" [Program declaration of the Istrian Democratic Assembly] (PDF). ids-ddi.com. Retrieved 15 September 2022.