“He’s being treated like a God-given candidate, instead of everyone destroying him,” Plenković said, claiming he was being targeted by a “clique of left-wing media” trying to bring down his ruling party. Croatia’s parliamentary elections, which have been preceded by a savage campaign, will be held Wednesday. Voters will be choosing between Plenković’s ruling conservative … Read more
“A big part of it is the arrogance of power,” the EU official continued. “She mistakenly thought she could get away with everything. So some smaller mistakes are now being used against her.” Like other officials quoted in this article, the EU official was granted anonymity to speak freely about the powerful German politician within the … Read more
The court also said that if Milanović becomes “a candidate for [prime minister] of the Republic of Croatia or another public or professional duty,” it would be “incompatible with his constitutional position and powers, and the principle of separation of powers.” The center-right politician reacted to the court’s decision by posting an unusually short and … Read more
Lex is Latin for law and the AP derives from the initials of Prime Minister Andrej Plenković — specifically from leaked WhatsApp communications featuring Gabrijela Žalac, a former minister of regional development and European Union funds in Plenković’s ruling Croatian Democratic Union coalition. Žalac is under investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for alleged … Read more
