Croatia’s rightwing ruling party wins election victory

Governing HDZ set to form ruling coalition amid row over intervention by EC president

Croatia's rightwing governing party has won the country's parliamentary elections, amid controversy over a political intervention in the campaign by European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen.

With 95% of the votes counted on Monday morning, the governing Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) was set to win 66 seats in the 151-seat parliament, after an election that took place amid a spike in coronavirus cases. The HDZ is likely to form a ruling coalition with a number of smaller parties, which will give the prime minister, Andrej Plenkovi, a second term in office.