Croatia election: A showdown between president and prime minister

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Croatia is voting in a parliamentary election after a campaign that centered on a bitter rivalry between the president and prime minister of the small European Union and NATO member.

Prime Minister incumbent Andrej Plenkovic casts his ballot at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia , Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Prime Minister incumbent Andrej Plenkovic speaks to the media after casting his ballot at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia , Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Prime Minister incumbent Andrej Plenkovic speaks to the media after casting his ballot at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia , Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

The HDZ has largely held office since Croatia gained independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991. The Balkan nation became the newest member of the European Union in 2013, and joined Croatia’s President Zoran Milanovic attends a news conference with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during a meeting at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 11, 2020.

Milanovic refused, openly ignoring the top court and continuing to campaign in favor of the left-wing alliance A delivery man waits for green light on a street in front of an election poster in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, April 14, 2024.

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