ZAGREB, April 30, 2018 - Despite polls indicating that the Social Democratic Party's (SDP) rating is falling while that of Živi Zid is growing and is within 4% of the SDP, the party's leader Davor Bernardić said on Monday that the SDP is growing and strengthening whereas the Živi Zid is a protest party that doesn't have a stance on important matters such as anti-fascism, violence against women, relations with the Church, religious instruction in schools, abortion or the LGBT community.

HDZ is split about whether early parliamentary elections would be beneficial for the party.

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 his party was against the revision of Croatia's agreements with the Holy See and that his cabinet was committed to complying with the treaties.

ZAGREB, April 14, 2018 - Ivan Vrdoljak, the leader of the Croatian People's Party (HNS), a junior partner in the ruling coalition, told a press conference on Friday that it was good that the vote on the Istanbul Convention was over and that now the focus should be on "important and greater problems."

ZAGREB, April 11, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Wednesday one could conclude that a part of his Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party wanted to destabilise him by using the dissatisfaction with the ratification of the Istanbul Convention.

ZAGREB, April 11, 2018 - Member of parliament Hrvoje Zekanović of the HRAST party told a news conference on Wednesday that his party was leaving the ruling coalition and all positions in government structures over the planned ratification of the Istanbul Convention, which also meant that it would withhold its support for Economy Minister Martina Dalić in a coming parliamentary vote on her impeachment.

ZAGREB, April 11, 2018 – The parliament will debate the ratification of the Istanbul Convention on Wednesday. Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Tuesday evening commented on the Croatian Bishops' Conference's (HBK) opposition to the ratification of the Istanbul Convention and its call on members of the parliament to vote against the ratification of the document whose content the HBK claims raises numerous doubts and uncertainties.

It seems that controversial Matko Glunčić, who has caused a crisis in the ruling coalition, will be replaced.

ZAGREB, April 8, 2018 - Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) leader and Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Saturday that he expected the party's political secretary to be the party leader and secretary-general's first associate and to do that job in line with the HDZ's policies, as the position of a party official was one of a team player.