About: Croatia elections
Croatia candidates: the PM, the singer and the ‘guy next door’
Croatians will choose their next prime minister in a parliamentary election on Sunday (5 July) pitting conservative incumbent Andrej Plenković against the centre-left opposition leader Davor Bernardić.
Croatia’s ruling conservatives target summer election
Croatia's conservative ruling party will seek a parliamentary election during the summer depending on the evolution of the coronavirus outbreak, one of its top officials said on Tuesday (5 May).
Croatia president blames poll defeat on sexism, ‘fake news’
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović on Saturday (11 January) blamed sexism and "fake news" for her defeat in elections last week, as well as a rival who split the right-wing electorate she was counting on.
Former leftist Prime Minister wins Croatia presidential poll
Leftist former prime minister Zoran Milanovic, who has pledged to make Croatia a tolerant country turning the page on its wartime past, won Sunday’s presidential run-off vote, defeating the incumbent conservative leader. Milanovic took 52.7% of the vote while President...
Croatian president to face centre-left ex-PM in run-off
Croatia's conservative president narrowly made it to a run-off election against a centre-left former premier on Sunday (22 December), after a nationalist folk singer won over a large chunk of her camp's far-right wing.
Croatia to pick a president in tight three-way race
A nationalist folk singer and a leftist former premier are challenging Croatia's conservative president in a close election race on Sunday (22 December) that could loosen her camp's grip on power.
EU vote creates turmoil in Croatia’s ruling conservative party
The somewhat unexpected outcome of the recent EU elections has opened the Pandora’s Box in Croatia’s ruling conservative HDZ party, whose right-wing faction is now loudly highlighting the need for a leadership change.
Croatia’s conservatives pick MEP Plenkovic to lead election campaign
Croatia's ruling conservative HDZ party (EPP-affiliated) chose former diplomat Andrej Plenković as its new leader ahead of a snap election in September, hoping to stay in power despite a fall in support driven by graft allegations and a slow economic recovery.
Croatia’s ruling party chief quits ahead of snap election
The head of Croatia's ruling conservative party, Tomislav Karamarko, resigned today (21 June) after his involvement in a conflict of interest affair triggered the government's fall.
New Croatian premier faces tough no-confidence motion
Croatia's conservative HDZ party, the biggest in the ruling centre-right coalition, said today (7 June) it would file a no-confidence motion against technocrat Prime Minister Tihomir Orešković.
Graft case shakes up Croatian government
Croatia's main opposition party, the Social Democrats, sought on Wednesday (18 May) a confidence vote against powerful Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Karamarko over an alleged conflict of interest, as a national watchdog opened a probe into the affair.
Croatian government sworn in two months after inconclusive election
Croatia's parliament late Friday (22 January) approved a new centre-right government led by a political novice, who warned that "difficult decisions" lie ahead as the EU's newest member struggles with meagre economic growth and an influx of refugees.
Croatian president nominates pharmaceutical exec as next PM
Croatia's president yesterday (23 December) designated pharmaceutical executive Tihomir Oreškovi? to become prime minister, nominating a technocrat put forward by conservatives and a reformist party after weeks of talks following an inconclusive election.
Croatia’s conservatives win, helped by tougher stance on migration
Croatia's conservative opposition won the country's first election since it joined the European Union in 2013, partial results from Sunday's election showed, but its narrow victory meant lengthy coalition talks were likely to follow in the next days or weeks.
Centre-right candidate wins Croatian presidential election by thin margin
Croatia's conservative opposition won a narrow presidential victory yesterday (11 January), capitalising on popular discontent over economic decline and setting down a marker for parliamentary elections later in the year.