Croatia Elections

Croatia's political parties faced tough negotiations today to cobble together a government after the conservative opposition won a narrow election victory, heightening uncertainty in a country battling the migration crisis and recession.

Croatia's conservative opposition was set to return to power after narrowly winning a general election, preliminary results showed Monday, but tough negotiations were expected after it fell short of an outright majority.

Croatians voted in a general election today with conservatives aspiring to return to power as the EU nation faces a wave of migrants and slowly emerges from six years of recession.

Croats began voting today in a parliamentary election, their first since joining the European Union in 2013, and the winner faces a tough task nurturing a fragile economic recovery and dealing with large numbers of migrants transiting the country.

Croatia votes in a general election Sunday, with the nationalist conservative opposition bidding to take power from a centre-left alliance that has largely failed to implement promised reforms.

Croatians vote in a general election Sunday as the nation faces an ongoing influx of refugees -- a crisis that rival political camps have tried to exploit, while lacking concrete policy pledges to kickstart the sluggish economy.

Croatia's president on Monday called a parliamentary election for November 8, a vote expected to be a tight race as the EU member grapples with a migrant influx and a weak economy.

Opposition conservative Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was elected Croatia's first female president Sunday, winning a tight run-off vote with a pledge to kickstart the ailing economy, almost complete results showed.

Croatia's piano playing President Ivo Josipovic is tipped to lead the field when voters in the European Union's newest member vote on Sunday, as the country struggles with severe economic crisis.

Brazil's list of feats since ending authoritarian rule in the 1980s is as long as it is varied, including anti-poverty programs pulling millions into the middle class, the democratic election of presidents who suffered indignities under the dictatorship and the surging growth of tropical agriculture to help feed the world.

Croatia's Football Federation (HNS) on Thursday unanimously elected former star player Davor Suker as its new head and another former international Igor Stimac as the new coach of the national squad.

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque elected to restore Fernando Torres to his starting line-up for Thursday's Euro 2012 Group C clash with Ireland.

Croatia's political parties faced tough negotiations today to cobble together a government after the conservative opposition won a narrow election victory, heightening uncertainty in a country battling the migration crisis and recession.

Croatia's conservative opposition was set to return to power after narrowly winning a general election, preliminary results showed Monday, but tough negotiations were expected after it fell short of an outright majority.

Croatians voted in a general election today with conservatives aspiring to return to power as the EU nation faces a wave of migrants and slowly emerges from six years of recession.

Croats began voting today in a parliamentary election, their first since joining the European Union in 2013, and the winner faces a tough task nurturing a fragile economic recovery and dealing with large numbers of migrants transiting the country.

Croatia votes in a general election Sunday, with the nationalist conservative opposition bidding to take power from a centre-left alliance that has largely failed to implement promised reforms.

Croatians vote in a general election Sunday as the nation faces an ongoing influx of refugees -- a crisis that rival political camps have tried to exploit, while lacking concrete policy pledges to kickstart the sluggish economy.

Croatia's president on Monday called a parliamentary election for November 8, a vote expected to be a tight race as the EU member grapples with a migrant influx and a weak economy.

Opposition conservative Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was elected Croatia's first female president Sunday, winning a tight run-off vote with a pledge to kickstart the ailing economy, almost complete results showed.

Croatia's piano playing President Ivo Josipovic is tipped to lead the field when voters in the European Union's newest member vote on Sunday, as the country struggles with severe economic crisis.

Brazil's list of feats since ending authoritarian rule in the 1980s is as long as it is varied, including anti-poverty programs pulling millions into the middle class, the democratic election of presidents who suffered indignities under the dictatorship and the surging growth of tropical agriculture to help feed the world.

Croatia's Football Federation (HNS) on Thursday unanimously elected former star player Davor Suker as its new head and another former international Igor Stimac as the new coach of the national squad.

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque elected to restore Fernando Torres to his starting line-up for Thursday's Euro 2012 Group C clash with Ireland.