Croatia is holding an early parliamentary election amidst a political crisis, with the ruling conservative party facing an alliance of centrist and left-wing parties. The outcome of the election will have implications not only for Croatia but also for Europe's stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Croatia holds an early parliamentary election Wednesday following a campaign that was marked by heated exchanges between the country’s two top officials, creating a political crisis in the Balkan country that is a European Union and NATO member.
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. Milanovic refused, openly ignoring the top court and continuing to campaign in favor of the left-wing alliance He accused Plenkovic and the HDZ of rampant corruption and “massive theft” of state funds, referring to past and present scandals, some of which had ended up in the courts. Plenkovic denied the accusations.
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