Ruling HDZ party wins most seats, but no majority in Croatia election

The HDZ's Andrej Plenkovic welcomed the result and said he would start talks with other parties to form a government [Damir Sencar/AFP]

The ruling HDZ party has won the most seats in Croatia’s election, according to almost complete official results, but faces tough talks to secure a majority in parliament and form a governing coalition.

Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic’s Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) had 60 seats in the 151-member assembly, according to results from more than 90 percent of the polling stations. In the previous 2020 vote, the party won 66 seats.