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Suspected gunman in Croatia nursing home killings charged on 11 counts, including murder

Jul. 23, 2024 14:44 PM EDT

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A suspected gunman in a mass shooting at a nursing home in Croatia is facing 11 criminal charges, including murder, after he was accused of killing six people, including his own mother, and wounding as many more, police said on Tuesday. The carnage stunned...

After a failed bid to become prime minister, Croatia's president says he'll run for a second term

Jun. 26, 2024 11:36 AM EDT

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia's President Zoran Milanović said on Wednesday that he plans to seek a second five-year term at a presidential election expected later this year, months after his failed bid to become the prime minister. Milanović told reporters that he expects...

Croatia gets new government with a far-right party included ahead of European parliamentary vote

May. 17, 2024 15:45 PM EDT

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian lawmakers on Friday voted into office a new government that marks a tilt to the right in another European Union nation ahead of the 27-nation bloc's parliamentary election next month. Although it is still dominated by conservative Croatian Democratic...

Croatia conservative leader Plenkovic appointed as prime minister-designate for third term

May. 10, 2024 18:31 PM EDT

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian conservative leader Andrej Plenkovic was formally appointed prime minister-designate on Friday for a third consecutive term after he forged an alliance with an extreme right party following an inconclusive election. Plenkovic's ruling Croatian...

Croatia ruling conservatives will form government with a far-right group after inconclusive election

May. 08, 2024 10:58 AM EDT

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia ’s ruling conservatives on Wednesday agreed to form a coalition with an extreme party, which would push the country further to the right ahead of next month's European parliamentary election. The governing Croatian Democratic Union, or HDZ, and the...