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‘Stronger together’ is a well-known saying, easily applicable to political life in Croatia. This is especially the case with the liberals; a number of small, centrist parties that aren’t capable of crossing the electoral threshold on their own. With few notable exceptions, such as winning the mayoral seat in Split, these parties are quite marginal on the political scene traditionally dominated by the two big parties, HDZ and SDP, as well as temporary successes by parties that are to the left and right of the two main players. This is a shame because liberals would have a lot to offer. It is moreover exceedingly important to have healthy competition, to have more than two choices, more than two rather ossified  world views. Above all, more than the appalling, worn-out ideological battle between Ustashas and partisans.