ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia’s left-leaning president, an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, is running for reelection this weekend against an array of contenders, including the candidate backed by the conservative government. Populist in style, Milanovic has been a fierce critic of current Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and a continuous sparring of the …
ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia will hold a presidential election on Dec. 29, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković announced Tuesday. If no candidate wins an outright majority on Dec. 29, a runoff vote will take place two weeks later. Milanović opposes the Croatian government’s support for Ukraine, including the participation of Croatian troops in a NATO-led training mission for Ukrainian soldiers. Milanović, …
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Croatia’s president said Friday that efforts by the European Union to uphold democratic standards in member countries threatened to tear the bloc apart, and condemned EU efforts to financially penalize Hungary for its alleged breaches of rule of law standards. President Zoran Milanović made the statements during a news conference in Hungary’s capital Budapest following talks with …
