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The New Croatian Initiative (Croatian: Nova hrvatska inicijativa or NHI) was a Bosnian Croat political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded by Krešimir Zubak in 1998, after he left the Croatian Democratic Union. The party was dissolved in 2007.

History

The New Croatian Initiative was founded by former Bosnian Presidency member Krešimir Zubak on 24 June 1998, who had previously left the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH). The party consisted mainly of liberals, the majority of whom were dissidents from the HDZ BiH. Zubak believed that its leaders didn't care about the interests of Croats in Central Bosnia.

After several months of negotiations, on 1 October 2007, the party was merged into the Croatian Peasant Party.

Elections

Parliamentary elections

Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Year	#	Popular vote	%	HoR	Seat change	HoP	Seat change	Government
1998	7th	40,080	2.32	1 / 42	New	0 / 15	New	Opposition
2000	10th	23,604	1.58	1 / 42	0	1 / 15	1	Coalition
2002	14th	16,890	1.37	1 / 42	0	0 / 15	1	Opposition
2006	11th	24,415	1.73	0 / 42	1	0 / 15	0	Extra-parliamentary

Presidency elections

Notes

1. Run in coalition with the HKDU.
2. Run in coalition with the HSP.

References

1. Ramnet, Sabrina P. (22 September 2016). Ethnic Minorities and Politics in Post-Socialist Southeastern Europe. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107159129. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
2. ^ Tvrtko Milović (6 May 2014). "Sličnost i razlike političkih ujedinjavanja NHI iz 2010. i 2014. godine". idpi.ba (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

• 1998 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2007 disestablishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Croat political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Defunct political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Pro-European political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina