Croatia votes in a bitter showdown of a parliamentary election between president and prime minister

Croatians will vote in a parliamentary election that many see as a showdown between the president, whose campaign was ruled unconstitutional, and the prime minister.

The election is being held as Croatia, a European Union and NATO member, struggles with the highest inflation rate in the eurozone, a labor shortage, illegal migration and reports of widespread corruption.

At stake in the race for Croatia’s 151-seat parliament isn't just the Adriatic Sea country's future domestic policies, but also the EU’s unity as it grapples with the instability from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.