Croatia's ruling conservatives win parliamentary vote, but cannot rule alone
Croatia's governing conservatives have won a highly contested parliamentary election, but without enough seats to rule alone
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC
Published - Apr 17, 2024, 07:21 PM ET
Last Updated - Apr 17, 2024, 07:21 PM EDT
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia 's governing conservatives convincingly won a highly contested parliamentary election Wednesday, but will still need support from far-right groups to stay in power, according to the official vote count.
The election followed a campaign that centered on a bitter rivalry between the country's president and prime minister.
The ballot pitted the ruling conservative Croatian Democratic Union, or HDZ, led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, against an alliance of centrist and left-wing parties informally led by populist President Zoran Milanovic and his Social Democratic Party, or SDP.
