Croatia holds an early parliamentary election Wednesday following a campaign that was marked by heated exchanges between the country’s two top officials.
People sit on a cafe terrace while others wave flags during a rolling HDZ party rally in downtown Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Croatia this week holds an early parliamentary election following a campaign that was marked by heated exchanges between the country's two top officials, creating a political crisis in the Balkan country, a European Union and NATO member state.
The HDZ has largely held power since Croatia gained independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991. The Adriatic Sea nation became the newest member of the European Union in 2013, and joined They said that the president can’t run for prime minister, take part in the upcoming parliamentary election or campaign in favor of any party, unless he resigns immediately.
“It will be game over for Plenkovic” after Wednesday, Milanovic said, calling on voters to turn out in great numbers"to get rid of Plenkovic and his cartel."
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