Not all dismissed ministers would strongly support the government in parliament.

ZAGREB, April 22, 2018 - Prime Minister and Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) leader Andrej Plenković said on Saturday that the education reform was a priority for the HDZ and his cabinet, and that in the steps to come in that regard, various approaches and opinions would be included so that the education process has long term stability considering that it concerns children whose parents have differing worldviews and beliefs.

ZAGREB, April 21, 2018 - Commenting on the possibility that Serbia's Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin might attend Sunday's commemoration for the victims of the World War II Jasenovac concentration camp, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Saturday said that that wouldn't be a good idea due to his previously unacceptable statements.

ZAGREB, April 19, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, speaking at a government session on Thursday, called on both those in favour and those against the Istanbul Convention to implement it together and efficiently, saying that the implementation was good, noble and useful.

ZAGREB, April 19, 2018 - Prime Minister and leader of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Andrej Plenković on Wednesday harshly condemned the incident by Vojislav Šeselj during the visit by Croatia's parliamentary delegation to Serbia, adding that in his opinion the delegation "appropriately responded to that sort of provocation."

Prime Minister Plenković is working on changes within his party as well.

ZAGREB, April 17, 2018 - The fight against corruption, decentralisation, the protection of the rights of ethnic minorities and vulnerable groups as well as the protection of cultural heritage will be the priorities of Croatia's presidency of the Council of Europe, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Tuesday at a meeting with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland.

ZAGREB, April 17, 2018 - Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković met in Zagreb on Monday with Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, expressing Croatia's support to Ukraine's reform efforts and European agenda, Plenković's office said in a press release.

ZAGREB, April 13, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Friday refuted media speculation that he had the ambition to take a senior position in the European Union. He was in parliament presenting the conclusions of the European Council reached on March 22 and 23.

Still, the number of HDZ’s MPs who voted against the government was surprisingly high.