About the election
Short description of the context and results of the election.
No party won an outright majority in the snap elections held only 10 months after the previous polls. The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and its allies (see note 1), now led by Mr. Andrej Plenkovic, came first, ahead of the People's Coalition led by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) (see note 2).
During the election campaign, the major parties focused on economic development, job creation for youth and the refugee/migration crisis in Europe.
The 2016 snap elections followed the collapse of the coalition government under the leadership of Mr. Tihomir Oreskovic (Independent), comprising the HDZ and the Bridge of Independent Lists (MOST). The coalition government, formed in January 2016, collapsed in June, due to a row over public administration reforms and corruption scandals. President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (HDZ) called snap elections after the parliamentary parties failed to form a new government within the 30-day deadline.
Note 1:
The HDZ led the "Patriotic Coalition" in the 2015 elections.
Note 2:
The SDP led the "Croatia is Growing" coalition in 2015, which itself was a successor of the Alliance for Change (KUKURIKU) which won the 2011 elections.