Early parliamentary elections called for July unlikely to dent short-term economic outlook Consumer prices increased 0.10% over the last month in May, swinging from April's 0.20% drop. “They also demand responsibility, knowledge and experience. By 4.30 p.m. four thousand more voters turned out at polling stations in that country in comparison to 2016. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANTONIO BAT.

Industrial production plummeted 12.4% year-on-year in working-day adjusted terms in May (April: -11.0% yoy). Consumer prices rose 0.10% over the previous month in June, matching May's increase. On 18 May, Croatian lawmakers voted to dissolve Parliament, paving the way for general elections to be called for 5 July, several months before they were originally scheduled. Download a sample report now.Never miss out on our latest data, analysis and industry events. July 5, 2020 14:54 Stay tuned for the latest updates as Croatia holds its parliamentary election amid the coronavirus outbreak, with no clear winner in … The vote comes amid rising support for the ruling center-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) which analysts contend it seeks to capitalize on its relatively successful handling of the Covid-19 outbreak. platform, is set to garner five seats, while the coalition led by the Pametno party is set to win two seats. I would like to thank voters who went to the polls in these difficult circumstances and in particular, those who voted for our coalition, said Puljak.“We managed to communicate our messages and I hope that will be reflected in the final result,” she said, adding that they would insist on all reforms they had spoken about in their campaign.The Restart coalition led by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is set to win 43 seats.The first exit polls, released immediately after the polling stations closed throughout the country, showed that the HDZ could count on 61 seats and the Restart coalition on 44.The right-wing Homeland Movement of folk singer Miroslav Skoro is set to win 14 seats, while the initial exit polls predicted 16 seats for it.The conservative Bridge party now can count on nine seats, one more than in the first exit polls.The latest exit polls show that left-green coalition led by the We Can! “The campaign was very brief and intensive and extraordinary compared to previous elections. We’ll take it into account because Croatia needs solutions for the economy, public health challenges, for strengthening democracy, strengthening institutions, strengthening human rights, minority rights,” Plenkovic said in his address to enthusiastic HDZ members.Croatia needs a government which will pursue a new modern sovereignism policy, which cultivates the values of the HDZ, of our first president Franjo Tudjman, because in recent years we have put the HDZ in the part of the political spectrum where he always put it and always wanted it, he added.“This transformation was supported both in intra-party elections and today’s parliamentary election. That said, the result is highly uncertain, with the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the main opposition party which leads the center-left Restart Coalition, neck and neck in the polls. Parliamentary Elections, 5 July 2020 Following an invitation to observe the parliamentary elections scheduled for 5 July 2020, and in accordance with its mandate, ODIHR is planning to deploy an Election Assessment Mission (EAM) for these elections. Industrial output dropped 1.8% year-on-year in working-day adjusted terms in June, which was softer than May’s 12.4% plunge. platform, have won four each.The coalition led by the Pametno party, Reformists, and the Croatian People’s Party have each won one seat.The first results were released after ballots of 13.31% of voters, which is from 22.95% of polling stations, had been processed.Zagreb, 5.7.2020 – Marija Selak Raspudic, Nino Raspudic, Zvonimir Troskot (Photo: HINA/ Dario GRZELJ/ dag)She recalled that their coalition brings together centrist parties whose messages reached voters during the brief campaign. Zagreb, 05.07.2020. Davor Bernardic (Photo: HINA/ Daniel KASAP/ dk)Bernardic congratulated the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and its leader Andrej Plenkovic on the victory of the 10th parliamentary elections.Homeland Movement president Miroslav Skoro said on Sunday that only 50 days after its establishment the party had achieved a great result, coming third in today’s parliamentary election after winning 15 seats, according to incomplete results.“We can be happy that in only 50 days of the Homeland Movement’s existence, we have managed to come third in Croatia,” he said.Skoro thanked the voters who went to the polls, saying the campaign was very brief as well as dirty. party captured eight seats each.The liberal-centrist coalition of the Party with a First and Last Name, Pametno and Fokus won three seats.The latest exit polls show that the Croatian People’s Party (HNS), a junior partner in the current cabinet, seems to have won one seat in the national parliament.Zagreb, 5.7.2020 – Tomislav Tomasevic, Rada Boric (Photo: HINA/ Admir BULJUBAŠIĆ/ abu)The voting for the new 151-seat legislature was held in demanding conditions due to the COVID-19 epidemic.According to turnout data released by DIP on Sunday afternoon, 34.04% of eligible voters went to the polls by 4.30 p.m., which was lower than the corresponding turnout of 37.2% in the September 2016 parliamentary elections.At 4:30 p.m. 1.15 million voters had voted, which was 107,000 less than in 2016. Many more different opinions will be heard,” Skoro said.We have shown that we can do it and that a small spark can restore hope in the future, said Tomislav Tomasevic of the political group We Can!