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In 1990, after Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia, Vjesnik came under the control of Croatian Democratic Union ( HDZ ), the ruling Croatian party.

Starting at that time, Vjesnik was seen as taking a pro-government editorial stance, even changing its name in 1992 to Novi Vjesnik ( novi means new ) in an attempt to distance itself from any perceived resemblance to the previous communist government newspaper.

The name, however, proved to be unpopular and was changed back that same year.