Doris Košta

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Doris Košta is a Croatian lawyer and politician from Split.

Košta obtained a law degree and became employed in the local prosecutor office.

In early 1990s Košta left the prosecutor's office and opened a private practice. She gained notoriety from her involvement in high-profile cases. She had many prominent clients, including Hajduk. Her numerous appearances in television talk shows and other media also contributed to her reputation.

In 2003 Košta entered politics by joining Democratic Centre. Her attempt to secure prominent spot on the ticket failed because of other party members' opposition. Abysmal results of DC at 2003 parliamentary elections made her bid irrelevant, but she nevertheless left DC in order to join Croatian Peasant Party.

She was ejected from HSS after she announced that she would run as an independent candidate in the 2005 presidential elections. Her campaign was generally perceived as nothing more than another publicity stunt - designed to bring attention to her clients, victims of Communist-era nationalisation - and recognised as such by voters. She finished 11th, getting less votes than the number of signatures necessary for her candidacy to be valid.

After the first round of elections she briefly joined Boris Mikšić in his bid to address alleged vote fraud.