Miroslav Škoro
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Miroslav Škoro (pronounced [mîroslaʋ ʃkǒːro]; born 29 July 1962) is a Croatian politician, musician, TV host and former diplomat. He is the founder and the first president of the conservative Homeland Movement party, which he established in February 2020 and led until July 2021. As a musician, Škoro is best known for using the traditional Slavonian tamburica instrument in most of his compositions.
Miroslav Škoro | |
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Deputy Speaker of the Croatian Parliament | |
In office 22 July 2020 – 20 August 2021 | |
Preceded by | Božo Petrov |
Succeeded by | Davorko Vidović |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 22 July 2020 – 16 May 2024 | |
Constituency | II electoral district |
In office 11 January 2008 – 19 December 2008 | |
Succeeded by | Berislav Rončević |
Constituency | IV electoral district |
Member of the Zagreb Assembly | |
Assumed office 17 June 2021 | |
President of the Homeland Movement | |
In office 29 February 2020 – 20 July 2021 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Mario Radić (Acting) Ivan Penava |
Personal details | |
Born | (1962-07-29) 29 July 1962 (age 61) Osijek, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
Political party | HDZ (2007–2012) DP (2020–2021) |
Spouse |
Kim Ann Luzaich (m. 1989) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Osijek |
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Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1989–present |
Labels | |
Website | skoro |
In the 2007 parliamentary election he was elected member of the Croatian Parliament for the Croatian Democratic Union party and held the office from January 2008 until his resignation in November of the same year. On 23 June 2019, he announced that he would contest the December presidential election as an independent candidate. He ended up finishing in third place with 24.45% of the vote – behind former prime minister Zoran Milanović (who ultimately won the election) and incumbent president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, and thus did not advance to the run-off in January 2020. On 29 February 2020, he announced that he would be forming, as well as personally chairing, a new political party called the Miroslav Škoro Homeland Movement, which contested the July 2020 parliamentary election as part of a wider coalition of conservative and right-wing parties. On 5 March 2021, Škoro launched a campaign to contest the 2021 Zagreb local elections, with himself as the Homeland Movement's candidate for mayor of Zagreb and with the party also presenting a candidate list for the Zagreb City Assembly (in a coalition with the Green List).[1][2]