Domovinski pokret (DP / Homeland Movement)
EU RANK: 185 (Tier 5: High Risk)
Domovinski pokret (DP) is a nationalist, socially conservative party founded by musician Miroslav Škoro, positioning itself to the right of HDZ with a strong focus on “traditional values”, lustration, war‑veteran issues and scepticism towards liberal elites. It quickly gained parliamentary representation and influence in coalition negotiations and local politics, becoming a key actor on Croatia’s radical‑right flank.
Disinformation and alternative media
DP relies heavily on social media, sympathetic portals and talk‑shows and has close ties with segments of Croatia’s nationalist and conservative media ecosystem. Its discourse on migration, the legacy of the 1990s war, minorities and the EU often uses polarising frames that overlap with broader far‑right and Eurosceptic narratives in the region.
Analyses of Croatian online disinformation point to radical‑right networks as significant spreaders of anti‑liberal, anti‑minority and often pro‑Kremlin talking points; DP’s media orbit intersects with these environments, even if not all content is demonstrably false. Disinformation/alternative‑media risk is medium–high.
Foreign influence and external alignments
DP is formally supportive of Croatia’s EU and NATO membership but is more Eurosceptic than HDZ and critical of some Western policies on migration, minority rights and social issues. Its messaging sometimes echoes narratives found in wider European radical‑right circles, including suspicion of Brussels and calls to defend national sovereignty and “Christian civilisation”.
There is no clear public evidence of direct financial or organisational links to Russia or other authoritarian states, but ideological proximity to broader radical‑right networks that have documented contacts with Moscow increases vulnerability to external influence. Foreign‑influence DMI risk is medium–high.
Media capture, advertising and public service media
DP lacks long‑term control over national institutions or public companies and therefore has limited structural capacity to capture mainstream media, though it has obtained influence in some local coalitions and public bodies. Its programme and rhetoric are strongly hostile to perceived liberal bias in HRT and other outlets, advocating significant personnel and policy changes which, if implemented with greater power, could threaten editorial independence.
At present, media‑capture risk is medium: institutional capacity is still modest, but stated intentions suggest a will to reshape public media along ideological lines.
Corruption, litigation and institutional integrity
As a relatively new party, DP has not been associated with major corruption scandals or long‑standing patronage networks at the national level. Its leadership includes figures from business and previous political structures, which may carry undeclared conflicts of interest, but litigation data up to 2025 do not show large corruption cases focused on DP.
The primary institutional‑integrity risk lies in its illiberal constitutional agenda rather than in documented financial graft. Overall corruption and institutional‑integrity DMI risk is medium.
Press freedom, harassment and treatment of media
DP politicians frequently attack critical media and individual journalists, accusing them of anti‑Croatian bias, ideological indoctrination or hostility to veterans and the Church. Such rhetoric contributes to an online environment in which journalists, especially those covering war‑crimes, minorities or corruption, face harassment from nationalist supporters.
The party advocates far‑reaching changes at HRT and other public institutions that could significantly undermine press independence if DP gains more executive power. Its press‑freedom and harassment DMI risk is high.