Abstrakt
The fall of communism and the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia did not lead to the inevitable disintegration of the communist parties functioning there. However, the parties’ adaptation strategies and relevance on the emerging national party scenes of the former Yugoslav republics differed considerably. It was the decision of the delegations of the Slovenian and Croatian communists to leave the League of Communists of Yugoslavia at the League’s 14th Congress that caused its imminent collapse, as well as that of the federal state. The Slovenian communists entered their new country’s first competitive elections under the modified name of the League of Communists of Slovenia—Party of Democratic Renewal and promoted the radical slogan Evropa zdaj! (Europe now!). The Croatian communists opted for a similar modification of their name. However, after losing their respective elections, both parties quickly changed their profiles and embraced social-democratic-leaning programmes. Moreover, their defeat at that time did not lead to their marginalisation. In both countries, post-communist groups have maintained their status as relevant parties, forming governments or entering coalition governments several times over the last three decades.
The aim of the paper is to analyse the changes that have taken place in the communist successor parties (CSPs) in Slovenia and Croatia. It focuses particularly on organisational transformations, changes in the political programmes and their importance for the integration of the two countries with the European Union. Another key objective of the analysis is to determine whether their organisational features, political programmes, etc., can be classified as a legacy or perhaps a relic of the communist past.
The aim of the paper is to analyse the changes that have taken place in the communist successor parties (CSPs) in Slovenia and Croatia. It focuses particularly on organisational transformations, changes in the political programmes and their importance for the integration of the two countries with the European Union. Another key objective of the analysis is to determine whether their organisational features, political programmes, etc. can be classified as a legacy or perhaps a relic of the communist past.
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