Zagreb Festival Organizers Deny Connection to Controversial Political Billboard

Organizers of a well-known festival in Zagreb are distressed by jumbo billboards appearing in the city with the slogan 'Neither Pavelić nor Tito, just - drito!', denying any connection to the political message which is linked to a new party formed by MP Marija Selak Raspudić.

11 Mar, 09:45 — 11 Mar, 10:15

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Billboards with the slogan "Neither Pavelić nor Tito, only Drito" appeared in Zagreb
The Drito festival organizers have publicly denied any connection to these billboards

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Billboards with the slogan "Ni Pavelić ni Tito, samo drito" appeared in Zagreb.

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The Drito festival organizers stated they have no connection to the billboards.

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The slogan "Ni Pavelić ni Tito, samo - drito!" is the new name of a political party associated with MP Marija Selak Raspudić.

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The appearance of political slogans referencing controversial historical figures like Pavelić and Tito, alongside a cultural festival's name, can create unwanted associations and potentially politicize a non-political event. This incident highlights the challenges cultural events face when their branding is co-opted for political messaging.

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index-hr17h ago

Organizatori festivala Drito reagirali na politički plakat: "Nemamo veze s tim"

U ZAGREBU su osvanuli plakati "Ni Pavelić ni Tito, samo drito".

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jutarnji-list18h ago

Organizatori poznatog festivala očajni zbog plakata u Zagrebu: ‘Nemamo veze s tim!‘

Jučer smo pisali kako su u Zagrebu osvanuli jumbo plakati s natpisom: "Ni Pavelić ni Tito, samo - drito!" te smo otkrili da je riječ o novom imenu političke stranke saborske zastupnice Marije Selak Raspudić. Ona je tu stranku osnovala prije godinu dana, kada je bila kandidirana za zagrebačku gradona...

By redakcija@jutarnji.hr

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First report: jutarnji-list · 11 Mar, 09:45|Full coverage: All 2 sources within 30m|Window: 30m

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Organizatori poznatog festivala očajni zbog plakata u Zagrebu: ‘Nemamo veze s tim!‘

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Organizatori festivala Drito reagirali na politički plakat: "Nemamo veze s tim"

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Drito festivalCultural festival whose name was used in a political slogan Marija Selak RaspudićSaborska zastupnica associated with the political party ZagrebCity where the billboards appeared

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Zagreb Festival Organizers Deny Connection to Controversial Political Billboard

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Organizatori festivala Drito reagirali na politički plakat: "Nemamo veze s tim"

Organizatori poznatog festivala očajni zbog plakata u Zagrebu: ‘Nemamo veze s tim!‘

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Organizatori poznatog festivala očajni zbog plakata u Zagrebu: ‘Nemamo veze s tim!‘

Organizatori festivala Drito reagirali na politički plakat: "Nemamo veze s tim"

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