Prime Ministers of Croatia
Feuds Weaken Croatia's Troubled Opposition Party
Rows inside Croatia's strongest opposition party, the Social Democratic Party, SDP, have continued after the party removed two prominent MPs from their positions as deputy chair of parliament and as president of the parliamentary committee for labour, pension system and social partnership.
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"Opening of 2 EU chapters message that Serbia is stable"
Tuesday's opening of two new chapters in the EU accession talks will be a message that Serbia is a stable country that is carrying out reforms in various areas.
Tanjug has quoted Serbia's Minister without Portfolio in charge of EU integration Jadranka Joksimovic as saying this.
HDZ Woes Suggest New Croatia Polls Likely
With the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, losing potential partners for forming a new governing majority in the Croatian parliament, new general elections seem to be a realistic scenario in the coming months, an analyst told BIRN.
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Croatian HDZ Musters New Majority in Parliament
The Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, has remained in power after proving it still has a new majority in parliament and naming one of its MPs as the new chair of parliament, thus avoiding snap elections in June.
On Friday, it proved that it still had majority support by voting in HDZ MP Gordan Jandrokovic as the new chair of parliament.
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Croatian Minister's Survival Leaves Crisis Unresolved
Ahead of talks between President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic and leaders of Croatia's parliamentary parties and MPs on Friday, a resolution to the political crisis in the country is not in sight.
Petrov Quits as Chair of Croatia Parliament
The head of MOST, Bozo Petrov, has resigned from his position as chair of Croatia's parliament after an opposition-backed move to unseat Finance Minister Zdravko Maric narrowly failed on Thursday.
Maric remained in his post after the failure of a no-confidence vote in parliament, when the opposition failed to gather the necessary 76 votes.
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Croatia Sackings Make Fresh Elections Lkely, Expert Says
After Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic axed three ministers from the junior government party, the Bridge of Independent Lists, MOST, Croatia appear set for political instability and even new elections, possibly in September, a leading politica. analyst told BIRN.
Croatia PM Shakes Coalition With Triple Sacking
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic shook the foundations of his centre-right coalition government on Thursday when he demanded the resignations of three ministers from the junior government party, the Bridge of Independent Lists, MOST.
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Rightist Threatens Croatian Ruling Party's Plans in Zagreb
Croatia's ruling party, the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, fears its plans for the local elections in Zagreb could be upset after a far-right researcher, Bruna Esih, said she was running for Mayor.
Esih, aged 41, who entered parliament on the HDZ list as a non-party candidate in the last elections, already has the HDZ worried.
Croatian Minister Could Face Probe for Agrokor Ties
Croatian Finance Minister Zdravko Maric could become the subject of an investigation by the Commission for Conflict of Interest Prevention after being reported for his ties with Croatia's biggest private company Agrokor, which is currently going through a financial crisis.