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Support for Ukraine at stake as Croatia votes in parliamentary election

Croatia's ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party has won 61 of the 151 assembly seats. The center-left Social Democrats (SD) party won 42 seats, the right-wing nationalist Homeland Movement secured 14, an ultra-conservative party took 11, and the green-left won 10.

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While this is the HDZ's third consecutive win, without a majority, the party must form a coalition government. Homeland hasn't yet said whether it would join a right-leaning or left-leaning coalition, and the SDP said it's prepared for weeks or months of talks.

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, of HDZ, has been in power since 2016, though his government has faced labor shortages, one of the lowest average monthly incomes in the Eurozone, and migration issues.

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HDZ seemed headed toward an easy victory until March when left-wing populist Pres. Zoran Milanović broke with customs and campaigned for the SDP. A court ordered Milanović to step down before campaigning, but he dismissed the ruling and continued.

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HDZ seemed headed toward an easy victory until March when left-wing populist Pres. Zoran Milanović broke with customs and campaigned for the SDP. A court ordered Milanović to step down before campaigning, but he dismissed the ruling.

Plenković, who has been in office since 2016, has accused Milanović of being "pro-Russian" due to his opposition to the EU backing Ukraine. Milanović, meanwhile, dubbed Plenković the "godfather of corruption."

It seems no party wishes to coalesce with HDZ, but for the SDP to form a 71-seat coalition of its own, it will have to join hands with more than just close allies like the green-left. Voters have distanced themselves from the corruption-stained HDZ, which has seen 30 ministers resign.

Croatia: HDZ Party Wins Most Seats, But No Majority

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