The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party, established in June of 1989, won the first democratic pluralist elections in 1990, and would play a crucial role in the fight for Croatia's independence.
Stranka Hrvatska demokratska zajednica (HDZ), osnovana u junu 1989. godine, pobedila je na prvim demokratskim višestranačkim izborima 1990. godine i igraće presudnu ulogu u borbi za nezavisnost Hrvatske.