Croatian Premier Plenkovic Suffers Setback in Tight Election
- Plenkovic, arch-rival Milanovic will struggle to form majority
- EU unity on Ukraine at stake should Milanovic form government
Andrej Plenkovic
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Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic suffered a setback in a tight national election as he confronted a challenge from President Zoran Milanovic, who has derided military aid to Ukraine.
Plenkovic’s center-right Croatian Democratic Union, or HDZ, was on track to secure 60 seats in Croatia’s 151-member parliament, short of the majority needed to stay in power after the vote Wednesday, according to projections based on a tally of more than 90% of polling stations by the State Election Commission. The Social Democrats, which Milanovic wants to lead as the next prime minister, were behind with 42.