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Croatian Democratic Union

Hrvatsk demokratska zajednica, HDZ

by Željko Heimer, 20 February 2005

Overview
Previous Flag
Youth Organization of the Party

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Overview

The proper flag for the party is very similar to the Previous Flag, only that it has a light blue background, and is more vertical than horizontal.
Mark Bajer, 5 August 2002

I checked the party site at <www.hdz.hr> and there is availbe Statute of the party that describes the flag as light blue with the party emblem in the middle and acronym inscriobed below. As a rule the flag is adorned with silver or golden fringe on three sides. There is no indication about weather this is a horizontal or vertical flag, and - even if I previously though there might be horizonatl version too - I have never seen it - only the vertical version is used. Even when it is attached to the flag staff in a way one would expect to have rotated design.
Regarding the gray field - I believe that the flag as used while president Tudjman was alive was silver - field was made usually of shiny metalic textile - and gray when printed, though when exactly the change to light blue was made, I am not sure, probably before 1999. The party Statute mentioned above has it light blue, though it is wording of the Statute adopted in year
2000. Not that I think that it was changed in this regard...
Željko Heimer, 5 August 2002

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