Croatian neo-fascists are the inheritors of the Ustasha and its ideology. Here I don’t put an emphasis on those (mostly young) men who disclose the fascist symbols and slogans on streets and sport arenas but the political party which in a way protects and encouragers them: HDZ (Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, Croatian Democratic Union). Although currently in opposition, HDZ is by its membership still the strongest political party in Croatia. When in power, the party’s nationalism was garnished with spectacular doses of shady dealings, nepotism, corruption, and straightaway crime. History teaches us that a party like that, sooner rather than later, turns into an authoritarian populism. Is HDZ ready for a cult of personality? Tomislav Karamarko, the current president of HDZ, a careerist by vocation, in a wake of "populism from above" and under the banner of anti-communism and other catholic values, radiates signals that he is ready. Well, he might match Hitler in his non-intellectual appearance but I doubt he is up to Mein Kampf. However, Karamarko is not a freshman in shady dealings: he was Director of the Zagreb Police Administration and Assistant Interior Minister of Croatia.