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Charter for Rijeka is a regional political party with strong local-patriotic, autonomous and progressive-liberal tendencies, based in the city of Rijeka
, Croatia
. Founded in 2006 Charter for Rijeka is active primarily within the confines of the city of Rijeka and the boroughs surrounding it (the so-called Rijeka ring). Its main aim is to achieve increased authority and development for the regional and local government
, and that should be realised through the retention of 70% of the locally collected taxes (which currently go to the central government
coffers in Zagreb
). The party also advocates the creation of the Croatian region of Liburnia
(stretching from Istria
to the city of Zadar
), that should have a high level of self-governing
autonomy and the city of Rijeka as its capital with a special autonomous self-governing status.
Party president is Mr Denis Pesut, and its governing body is its 9-member presidency council.
The party has already appeared at two local council elections at which a party candidate, Mr Predrag Blecic, was elected as a councillor for the Srdoci local council. At the national elections in 2007 the party had a candidate for the Italian national minority MP (member of the Croatian Parliament
) - Mr. Lucio Slama.
Charter for Rijeka is a member of the European Free Alliance
in observer status.
Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. Founded in 2006 Charter for Rijeka is active primarily within the confines of the city of Rijeka and the boroughs surrounding it (the so-called Rijeka ring). Its main aim is to achieve increased authority and development for the regional and local government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
, and that should be realised through the retention of 70% of the locally collected taxes (which currently go to the central government
Central government
A central government also known as a national government, union government and in federal states, the federal government, is the government at the level of the nation-state. The structure of central governments varies from institution to institution...
coffers in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
). The party also advocates the creation of the Croatian region of Liburnia
Liburnia
Liburnia in ancient geography was the land of the Liburnians, a region along the northeastern Adriatic coast in Europe, in modern Croatia, whose borders shifted according to the extent of Liburnian dominance at a given time between 11th and 1st century BC...
(stretching from Istria
Istria
Istria , formerly Histria , is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner...
to the city of Zadar
Zadar
Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...
), that should have a high level of self-governing
Self-governance
Self-governance is an abstract concept that refers to several scales of organization.It may refer to personal conduct or family units but more commonly refers to larger scale activities, i.e., professions, industry bodies, religions and political units , up to and including autonomous regions and...
autonomy and the city of Rijeka as its capital with a special autonomous self-governing status.
Party president is Mr Denis Pesut, and its governing body is its 9-member presidency council.
The party has already appeared at two local council elections at which a party candidate, Mr Predrag Blecic, was elected as a councillor for the Srdoci local council. At the national elections in 2007 the party had a candidate for the Italian national minority MP (member of the Croatian Parliament
Parliament of Croatia
The Parliament of Croatia or the Sabor is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Croatia and legislature of the country. Under the terms of the Croatian Constitution, represents the people and is vested with the legislative power...
) - Mr. Lucio Slama.
Charter for Rijeka is a member of the European Free Alliance
European Free Alliance
The European Free Alliance is a European political party. It consists of various national-level political parties in Europe which advocate either full political independence , or some form of devolution or self-governance for their country or region...
in observer status.