Social Democratic Party of Croatia
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The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (Croatian:Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske or SDP) is a social-democratic political party and the largest party of the Croatian centre-left. The SDP is one of the two major political parties in Croatia, along with the right-wing Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).