Croatia · Government
Government and administration in Croatia
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Head of State — President of the Republic
- Directly elected; defence and foreign policy.
- Executive — Prime Minister and Government
- Accountable to the Sabor.
- Legislative — Croatian Parliament (Sabor)
- Single chamber.
- Judicial — Ordinary and administrative courts plus the Constitutional Court
- Career judiciary.
How legislation is made
Laws are adopted by the Sabor and promulgated by the President; the Constitutional Court may review them for conformity with the constitution.
Enforcement institutions
- Police (Ministry of the Interior)
- National police service.
- State Attorney’s Office (DORH)
- Directs criminal prosecutions.
Government bodies and regulators
- executiveMinistry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital TransformationAdministers the justice system and e-government services.
- executiveTax Administration (Poreska uprava)Assesses and collects taxes and contributions.
- executiveCourt Register and FINA business servicesRegisters companies and publishes company data.
- independentOmbudswoman of the Republic of Croatia (Pučki pravobranitelj)Protects constitutional and legal rights against the administration.
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