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Croatia’s ruling HDZ wins parliamentary elections
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The ruling center-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, won the most seats in the parliamentary elections on Sunday and was expected to form a new government soon.
According to the preliminary results from the State Electoral Commission after counting over 91 percent of the votes,
the HDZ won 67 parliament seats. The center-left Restart Coalition led by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) stumbled and garnered 41 seats.
The third-strongest party is the recently-formed Homeland Movement, a right-wing party headed by singer Miroslav Skoro, gaining 16 seats.
With 67 seats in the pocket, the HDZ is capable of forming a new government with representatives of ethnic minorities who have bagged eight seats and usually go with the ruling party.
“We have had a difficult mandate full of temptations, and the challenges ahead may be even greater. These challenges require responsibility, experience, and knowledge,”
Plenkovic said in his victory speech around midnight on Sunday.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has sent a congratulation message to Plenkovic via Twitter, saying that he looks forward to continuing to work with Plenkovic in the European Union and further strengthen bilateral ties.