Karolina Vidović Krišto

Karolina Vidović Krišto
Vidović Krišto in 2013
Member of the Croatian Parliament
In office
22 July 2020 – 14 March 2024
ConstituencyDistrict IX
Personal details
Born (1975-12-29) 29 December 1975 (age 49)
Political partyDetermination and Justice [hr]

Karolina Vidović Krišto (born 29 December 1975) is a Croatian journalist and politician. She is the leader of Determination and Justice [hr], which she founded in 2022.[1] From 2020 to 2024, she was a member of the Croatian Parliament, elected on the list of Miroslav Škoro Homeland Movement, but since late 2020 an independent representative.[2] In November 2024, she announced her candidacy for president of Croatia in the 2024 presidential election.[3]

She gained further attention for a defamation lawsuit she filed against Zagreb Pride after being nominated for their satirical "Homophobe of the Year" award in 2013 after comparing homosexuality to pedophilia on her show on HRT.[4] Lower courts ruled in her favor, awarding her approximately €5,240 in damages in 2015.[5] However, in 2024, the Constitutional Court overturned these decisions, ruling against Vidović Krišto and affirming that the nomination was protected as freedom of speach.[6] That same year, she announced her candidacy for president in the 2024 presidential election, but failed to collect enough signatures to ensure nomination.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Tko su ljudi s kojima je Krišto osnovala stranku? Ovo joj na desnici najviše zamjeraju". Dnevno (in Croatian). 19 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Karolina Vidović Krišto (OIP)" (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament.
  3. ^ "Vidović Krišto najavila kandidaturu: Naredit ću provjeru imovine svih političara". Index.hr (in Croatian). 27 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Backlash Against Freedom of Speech: Attack on LGBTIQ Persons in Croatia". The Civil Liberties Union for Europe.
  5. ^ "Backlash Against Freedom of Speech: Attack on LGBTIQ Persons in Croatia". The Civil Liberties Union for Europe.
  6. ^ "Nakon 11 godina donesena odluka: Zagreb Pride je imao pravo nominirati Vidović Krišto za homofoba godine" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list.
  7. ^ "DIP pojasnio zašto su odbijene tri kandidature: 'Pogledajte kakve je potpise donijela Karolina Vidović Krišto'" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list.


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