Ruling conservatives win Croatia election

The Croatian Democratic Union won parliamentary elections on Wednesday, however they will need support from the far right to stay in power.

Croatia’s governing conservatives won a sharply competitive election on Wednesday, according to the official vote count.

The ruling right-wing Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) defeated a centrist left-wing alliance informally led by populist President Zoran Milanovic and his Social Democratic Party (SDP).

However, despite their convincing win, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic’s HDZ will need the support of far-right groups to stay in power.

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