Incumbent Croatian PM clinches third term with right-wing support
The Hindu
Croatia's PM Plenkovic forms new government with right-wing party support after inconclusive election, focusing on prosperity and inclusiveness.
Croatia's incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic was on May 10 asked to form a new government after securing the backing of a right-wing party following an inconclusive election last month.
Mr. Plenkovic, 54, reached a deal earlier this week with the nationalist anti-migrant Homeland Movement (DP), which emerged as kingmaker after the April 17 parliamentary election.
After handing over to President Zoran Milanovic the signatures of 78 MPs in the 151-seat parliament expressing support, "I was given a mandate to form a Croatian government", Mr. Plenkovic said on X.
Mr. Plenkovic pledged he would "continue to work for prosperity" in his third term. He has 30 days to form a new cabinet
Mr. Plenkovic's centre-right HDZ party bagged 61 seats while the DP secured 14.
A centre-left coalition led by the Social Democrats (SDP) came second with 42 seats.
Mr. Plenkovic eventually secured parliamentary majority with the backing of DP as well as representatives of national minorities.
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