Croatia’s ruling conservatives win most seats in election, but without majority

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Led by prime minister Andrej Plenković, the Croatian Democratic Union won 60 seats out of 151 but face tough talks to gather a majority

Croatian prime minister Andrej Plenković celebrates at the Croatian Democratic Union party headquarters in Zagreb after winning the most seats in a parliamentary election head of the Social Democrats.Croatian prime minister Andrej Plenković celebrates at the Croatian Democratic Union party headquarters in Zagreb after winning the most seats in a parliamentary election head of the Social Democrats.

A centre-left coalition led by the Social Democrats won 42 seats, and the nationalist rightwing Homeland Movement party came third, with 14 seats.SDP leader Peđa Grbin said that while the results were not what the party wished for, they “showed that … people want a change”.

But in mid-March, Milanović – who tops political popularity surveys – made the shock announcement that he would challenge Plenković and become candidate for the Social Democrats. But with an average monthly wage of 1,240 euros , the country remains one of the EU’s poorest.against Moscow’s invasion and the president’s opposition to training Ukrainian soldiers in Croatia, which is a Nato member.The HDZ has ruled Croatia for most of the period since its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, while the SDP has been the opposition mainstay.

 

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