Croatia’s parliament has dissolved to pave the way for a parliamentary election later this year. All 143 of a total of 151 lawmakers present at the session voted in favor of the move. The date for the parliamentary vote is yet to be set.
FILE - Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic gestures as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Croatia’s parliament was dissolved on Thursday, March 14, 2024 to pave the way for a parliamentary election later this year. The election date has not been set, though Prime Minister Plenkovic has suggested it should be held before the vote for the European Parliament in early June.
The upcoming vote in Croatia will pit ruling conservative Croatian Democratic Union against a group of center and left-leaning parties who have announced they will run in a coalition. Plenkovic and his HDZ party have faced mounting accusations of high-level corruption from the opposition ahead of the ballot. He has denied the claims.Plenkovic’s HDZ largely has 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 Europe’s free-travel and euro zones last year.
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