▁a ▁member ▁of ▁any ▁party ▁but ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁far - left ▁Work ers ' ▁Front ▁has ▁a ▁perspective ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁wishes ▁them ▁all ▁the ▁best . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁began ▁setting ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁left - wing ▁party . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mark ov ina ▁has ▁signed ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁on ▁the ▁Common ▁Language ▁of ▁the ▁Cro ats , ▁Ser bs , ▁Bos nia ks ▁and ▁Mont en egr ins . ▁ ▁Mark ov ina ▁is ▁a ▁column ist ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁week ly ▁newspaper ▁Tele gram . ▁ ▁New ▁Cro atia ▁Left ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Mark ov ina ▁alongside ▁other ▁well ▁known ▁intellect uals ▁and ▁civil ▁activ ists ▁founded ▁the ▁New ▁Left ▁Cro atia , ▁a ▁left ▁wing ▁political ▁party ▁mostly ▁orient ed ▁towards ▁social ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁anti - f asc ism . ▁He ▁announced ▁his ▁candid acy ▁for ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Split ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁local ▁elections . ▁He ▁received ▁ 3 . 4 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁Mayor ▁elections ▁while ▁the ▁New ▁Left ▁received ▁ 4 , 3 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁council ▁elections . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Works ▁by ▁Drag an ▁Mark ov ina ▁at ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁scientific ▁bibli ography ▁date base ▁ ▁( 3 7 ▁minutes ) ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 1 ▁birth