A few days ago, his Croatian Democratic Union party (HDZ) closed a deal with the far-right Movement for the Fatherland (DP), which will allow him to create the new executive.
After submitting the signatures of 78 elected lawmakers, I got the mandate to form a government, Plenkovic wrote on the X profile.
Plenkovic is seeking a third term and now he has 30 days to present his cabinet, which will then be submitted to a voting in Parliament.
The HDZ won the April 17 elections with 61 of the 151 legislative seats.
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