Croatia’s fallen Orešković government was a messy but healthy experiment in democracy

The Croatian government collapsed in June 2016, with new elections expected by September 2016. As Višeslav Raos writes, the hung parliament that emerged from the last elections in November 2015 resulted in a decidedly unorthodox government coming to power, headed by an independent PM and two Vice-PMs from two different parties. He argues that this episode indicates that Croatia is no longer obsessed with stability, and can now allow itself the luxury of having a dynamic and therefore healthier – though no doubt more chaotic – party system.

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ESO: Background information: Croatia PM toppled amid coalition infighting http://www.europeansources.info/record/croatia-pm-toppled-amid-coalition-infighting/

ESO: Background information: Croatian parliamentary election, 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/croatian-parliamentary-election-2015/

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