Claim: The Croatian Conservative Party was founded by Ruza Tomasic when he split from the Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starcevic; it joined the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists in May of 2015.
Evidence: Ruža Tomašić In 2009 Tomašić left the Croatian Party of Rights over disagreements with its president Anto Đapić. It joined the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (now Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe) in May 2015.