#CROATIA: Parliament Installs New PM, Andrej Plenkovic

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Croatia’s parliament on Thursday voted in a new government under former prime minister Andrej Plenkovic, president of the leading party, the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ.

The new coalition government comprising the HDZ, two liberal formations, the Croatian People’s Party, HNS, and Reformists and all eight national minority MPs, obtained the support of 76 of the 151 MPs in parliament.

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#CROATIA: July 5th Election Will Go Ahead, Despite Surge In Covid-19 Cases

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Croatian Democratic Union Party president Andrej Plenkovic says that July 5 remains to be the date of the parliamentary election, despite a surge in Covid-19 cases in the country in recent weeks, and that wise and smart balancing was needed to do good for the economy and protect the public healthcare system.

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#CROATIA: Ruling Conservatives Win Snap Election, But Not Decisively; Oppo. Ldr. Resigns

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The ruling conservative Croatian Democratic Union, or HDZ, won a snap parliamentary election Sunday, but unlikely by enough to form a government on its own. HDZ won 61 seats in the 151-member parliament, while left-leaning Peoples' Coalition won 54. The Bridge Party won 13 seats and may decide the winner. The Human Shield populist group won eight seats. Zoran Milanovic, whose Social Democrats - the main party in the Peoples' Coalition - were projected to win, said he'd resign.