A member of the Croatian Democratic Union, the party instrumental in Croatia gaining independence in 1992, Grabar Kitarović is eager to bring what she has called "the Croatian spirit" back, as well as re-enforce "traditional" values. 
Grabar Kitarović ambaye ni mwanachama wa chama cha Umoja wa Demokrasia ya Raia wa Crotia, chama kilichosimamia kupatikana kwa uhuru wa nchi hii mwaka 1992, amenuia kurudisha kile alichokiita "Hulka ya Watu wa Crotia", pamoja na kusisitiza mambo ya "kiutamaduni".