Croatia votes in a parliamentary election that's a showdown between its president and prime minister

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Croatia votes in a parliamentary election that's a showdown between its president and prime minister
Zoran MilanovicElectionsAndrej Plenkovic
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Croatia is voting in a parliamentary election after a campaign that centered on a bitter rivalry between the president and prime minister of the small European Union and NATO member.

WorldPrime Minister incumbent Andrej Plenkovic , centre, attends his party's rally in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Croatia this week holds a parliamentary election following a campaign that was marked by heated exchanges between the country's two top officials, creating a political crisis in the Balkan country, a European Union and NATO member state.

If the HDZ stays in power, the country would continue a pro-Western course in supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia. A success for SDP could put it on track for victory in theand the presidential election in December. It would shake the HDZ’s long dominance of politics and potentially open space for stronger pro-Russian influence in the country, akin toMost preelection polls predicted a HDZ victory, but without enough seats to rule alone.

After Milanovic scheduled the election and announced his surprise bid for prime minister, he began campaigning on behalf of the SDP. But Croatia’s constitutional court judges stepped in, saying the move was unconstitutional.

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