Croatian conservative leader Andrej Plenkovic was appointed prime minister-designate for a third consecutive term. Plenkovic's ruling Croatian Democratic Union party formed a coalition with the ...

Croatian lawmakers on Friday voted into office a new government that marks a tilt to the right in another European Union nation ahead of the 27-nation bloc's parliamentary election next month.

Plenkovic's ruling Croatian Democratic Union won the most votes at last month's parliamentary vote in the European Union nation, but not enough to stay in power on their own.

ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP) — Croatian parties scrambled to form a ruling coalition Thursday, a day after an election in which the ruling conservative party won the most seats but not a parliamentary ...

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It took three weeks of negotiations for the conservative HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union), which won 61 seats in the 151-seat assembly, to agree a ruling coalition with the Homeland Movement (DP ...

The ballot next month will pit the ruling conservative Croatian Democratic Union against a group of centrist and left-leaning parties who have announced they will run as an alliance.

Milanovic’s challenger, Dragan Primorac, a one-time science minister supported by the ruling conservative Croatian Democratic Union, conceded defeat after the early count indicated he got 25.5% ...

A scheduled meeting between U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, who also leads the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), was abruptly canceled Wednesday due to ...

ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia’s parliament was dissolved on Thursday to pave the way for a parliamentary election later this year.All 143 of a total of 151 lawmakers who were present at the ...

Plenkovic’s center-right Croatian Democratic Union, or HDZ, was on track to secure 60 seats in Croatia’s 151-member parliament, short of the majority needed to stay in power after the vote ...

2003 December - Ivo Sanader of the right-wing Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) becomes prime minister in a minority government following his party's success in elections the previous month.. 2004 ...