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HDZ wins most seats, cannot form government alone
The Croatian Election Commission has announced that a pre-election coalition led by the opposition HDZ party had won 59 seats in the country's parliament.
According to this, the ruling SDP party and their coalition won 56, while the regional party Most has 19 seats. The SDSS party, representing Serbs in Croatia, has won three seats, as has the IDS-PGS-RI coalition.
Conservative Opposition Declares Victory in Croatia's General Elections
The opposition conservative party, Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), claimed victory in the parliamentary elections, which were held in the country on Sunday.
However HDZ will face challenges in forming a government as partial results show that the party is set to win about 60 seats, while the ruling alliance led by the Social Democrats is expected to have 50 MPs.
Croatia's Ruling Left-Wing Coalition Tied with Conservative Opposition in General Election - Exit Poll
Croatia's ruling center-left coalition led by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has come neck-and-neck with analliance led by conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) after polls closed in Sunday's parliamentary elections, Hina news agency reported.
Croatian Voters Cast Ballots For New Government
Polling stations opened at 7am on Sunday in Croatia, where more than 3.7 million voters have the opportunity to cast votes in parliamentary elections.
Who they will choose is hard to call after a closely fought campaign between the governing centre-left coalition and its centre-right opponents.
Merkel warns of Balkans fighting amid migrant influx
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that fighting could break out in the Balkans, along the main route of migrants trying to reach Europe, if Germany closed its border with Austria, in remarks published Nov. 3.
Merkel: Danger of war in Balkans if borders are closed
Merkel: Danger of war in Balkans if borders are closed
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned of "the danger of armed conflicts in the Balkans" in the event Germany closes its border with Austria.
There are already tensions in the Western Balkan countries, said Merkel, and added she "did not want military conflicts to occur there."
Merkel Warns Closing Borders Could Cause 'Military Conflict'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that a move by her country to close the border with Austria might cause "military confrontation".
Germany will help all people fleeing war and persecution, but considers it just as send back people "who have come for economic reasons and do not need protection," Der Spiegel quotes her as saying.
Refugees Start Entering Croatia from Bosnia
Some refugees from the Middle East have started to enter Croatia from neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina, opening up a potential new route towards Germany and northwest Europe.
Serbia Will Keep Borders Open to Migrants, PM Vucic Says
Serbia won't close its borders to migrants, the country's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said.
Instead, Serbia will do its best to help migrants arriving at its borders, Vucic has said in an interview with German daily newspaper Handelsblatt, Serbian news agency Tanjug reported on Tuesday.
Serbia, Croatia Score Well in Transparency Survey
Serbia and Croatia scored highly among 54 countries in a survey of the transparency of finances in politics conducted by the NGO Global Integrity.
Balkans to Accommodate 100,000 Refugees
An agreement was reached at the high-level meeting in Brussels on Sunday to temporary accommodate 100,000 refugees in the Balkans as Europe struggles to cope with the ongoing influx.
Juncker calls 10 EU leaders – including Greece – to attend mini-refugee summit
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is taking part in the informal European Summit on migration for countries that are affected by the so-called “Balkan corridor” in Brussels.
Balkan countries threaten to close borders if Germany does
Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania said on Oct. 24 they would close their borders if Germany or other countries do the same to stop refugees coming in, warning they would not allow the Balkan region to become a buffer zone for stranded migrants.
Serbian, Croatian ministers "agree on some concrete steps"
Interior ministers of Serbia and Croatia Nebojsa Stefanovic and Ranko Ostojic met on Friday and announced that "some concrete steps have been agreed."
They said Croatian trains will in the future pick up refugees in Sid, on the Serbian side of the border, and take them to a reception center in Slavonski Brod, Croatia.
Europe's refugee saga
The European Union has been struggling to cope with the steady influx of people fleeing from turmoil, conflicts and harsh conditions in the Middle East, Africa and Asia for years. But the matters came to a tipping point after mainly Syrian and Afghan refugees pushed their way onto the EU over the summer amid several drowning incidents in the Mediterranean Sea.