In Žepče, a new party was formed, Ivo Tadić was elected its president

(Patria) - Member of the Zenica-Doboj Canton Assembly and delegate to the House of Peoples of the Parliament of FBiH, Ivo Tadić, was elected today in Žepče as the first president of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDS).

Tadić was until the end of last year the president of the Cantonal Board of HDZ BiH, which he decided to leave to form a new political entity, as he pointed out, also the first political entity based in Žepče.

He emphasized that they decided to found a new party due to the events within the Zenica-Doboj Canton and the municipality of Žepče.

- Our goals are to create a democratic party in which we will have young people with new ideas, new plans, and new goals. We want to cooperate with all Croatian opposition parties. We are currently in power in the Zenica-Doboj Canton and we want to influence all processes, especially within our canton - said Tadić.

According to him, HDS will have its candidate for the mayor of the Municipality of Žepče and a list for the Municipal Council, as well as in at least two other municipalities in the Zenica-Doboj Canton. These will probably be Usora and Vareš.

HDS will be a "center-right party" and will primarily advocate for Croatian national interests, Fena reports.

The founding of the new party in Žepče was attended by the leaderships of HDZ 1990, HNP, HSS, Viteška stranka, and Čapljinska stranka as guests, in front of about 450 delegates and guests.

Zdravko Marošević from Vareš was elected as Tadić's deputy.