Parliamentary elections began on Wednesday in Croatia, in which eligible citizens will elect 151 members of the unicameral Sabor (the legislative chamber of the Croatian parliament) for a four-year term.
There are 3,733,283 citizens with the active right to vote. The number of eligible voters has decreased by more than 120,000 compared to the elections four years ago, largely due to emigration and a declining birth rate.
The center-right Croatian Democratic Community (HDZ) and its leader and current Prime Minister Andrej Plenković are fighting to stay in power.
The ruling camp's main rival is the center-left coalition headed by the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), whose informal chairmanship was assumed by President Zoran Milanović.
The center-right Croatian Democratic Community (HDZ) and its leader and current Prime Minister Andrej Plenković are fighting to stay in power.
The ruling camp's main rival is the center-left coalition headed by the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), whose informal chairmanship was assumed by President Zoran Milanović.
He announced that if a government could be formed, he would head it, resigning before the end of his term as president.
Other leading parties vying for Croatian votes in recent weeks include the national-conservative Fatherland Movement, the Eurosceptic and conservative coalition The Bridge—Croatian Sovereigntists, and the grouping of green urban activists We Can!
Croatian law also provides eight seats in parliament for MPs from national minorities and three seats for representatives of the Croatian diaspora.
The latest Ipsos poll predicts a win for the HDZ, which can count on 60 seats. In second place was the SDP with 41 seats, and in third place was the Fatherland Movement with 15. Outside the podium were We Can! and The Bridge, with 11 and 9 seats, respectively, as well as the national minority parties.
The parliamentary elections are the first of three votes scheduled for 2024. As Croatia is a country with a parliamentary-cabinet system, Wednesday's vote is considered the most important. In addition to it, there will be European Parliament elections in June and presidential elections in December.
Other leading parties vying for Croatian votes in recent weeks include the national-conservative Fatherland Movement, the Eurosceptic and conservative coalition The Bridge—Croatian Sovereigntists, and the grouping of green urban activists We Can!
Croatian law also provides eight seats in parliament for MPs from national minorities and three seats for representatives of the Croatian diaspora.
The latest Ipsos poll predicts a win for the HDZ, which can count on 60 seats. In second place was the SDP with 41 seats, and in third place was the Fatherland Movement with 15. Outside the podium were We Can! and The Bridge, with 11 and 9 seats, respectively, as well as the national minority parties.
The parliamentary elections are the first of three votes scheduled for 2024. As Croatia is a country with a parliamentary-cabinet system, Wednesday's vote is considered the most important. In addition to it, there will be European Parliament elections in June and presidential elections in December.
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