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Croatia left-wing sweeps into power [Dec 06, 2011] AFP/Zagreb Croatia?s centre-left opposition swept to power in Sunday?s general election, as partial official results with over 50% of votes counted showed it had crushed the scandal-hit ruling conservatives. [via YahooNews] More >>

Cock-a-doodle-doo! Croatia awakens to new leadership with quirky name [Dec 05, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia ? Cock-a-doodle-doo! It?s a wake-up call that worked in the Croatian election. A center-left coalition with the quirky name Kukuriku ? Croatian for the rooster cry ? triumphed in the country?s parliamentary vote on Sunday, crushing the long-ruling conservatives. ?Croatia?s wake-up starts now,? said coalition leader Zoran Milanovic in his victory speech early Monday. Read full ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Economic woes prompt power shift in Croatia [Dec 05, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Voters handed the centre-left opposition a strong mandate on Sunday to overhaul the flagging economy before the former Yugoslav republic joins the European Union in 2013, throwing out Croatia's ruling conservatives. The opposition bloc, known as Kukuriku ('cock-a-doodle-doo'), won 76 seats in the Adriatic country's 151-seat parliament, according to official results with 50 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Economic woes prompt power shift in Croatia [Dec 05, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Voters handed the centre-left opposition a strong mandate on Sunday to overhaul the flagging economy before the former Yugoslav republic joins the European Union in 2013, throwing out Croatia's ruling conservatives. The opposition bloc, known as Kukuriku ('cock-a-doodle-doo'), won 76 seats in the Adriatic country's 151-seat parliament, according to official results with 50 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

2ND LEAD: Opposition wins election in Croatia [Dec 04, 2011] Zagreb/Belgrade (dpa) - The opposition coalition led by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won Croatia?s parliamentary election Sunday, inflicting only the second loss in two decades to the scandal-ridden ruling conservatives.Citing exit polls, state television HRT said the Kukuriku (Cock-a-doodle) coalition won 44.5 per cent of the ballots cast, twice as many as Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor?s ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia opposition set to oust tainted government in vote [Dec 04, 2011] Croatians voted on Sunday for a new government that should lead them into the European Union in 2013, in elections expected to see a centre-left coalition oust the corruption-plagued conservatives. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia holds elections amid economic crisis [Dec 04, 2011] Centre-left coalition expected to oust corruption-beset ruling conservatives but face shattered economy if elected. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia holds elections amid economic crisis [Dec 04, 2011] Centre-left coalition expected to oust corruption-beset ruling conservatives but face shattered economy if elected. [via YahooNews] More >>

Conservatives face losing power in Croatian vote [Dec 02, 2011] DARKO BANDIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia Croatia's ruling conservatives, who have brought the country to the threshold of the European Union but are enmeshed in corruption scandals, are on course to lose power in Sunday's election. The parliamentary vote will pit the governing Croatian Democratic Union, or HDZ, against a coalition of center-left parties who have convincingly led in all ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polls predict Croatia?s ruling conservatives face ouster in national election Sunday [Dec 01, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia ? Croatia?s ruling conservatives, who have brought the country to the threshold of the European Union but are enmeshed in corruption scandals, are on course to lose power in Sunday?s election. The parliamentary vote will pit the governing Croatian Democratic Union, or HDZ, against a coalition of center-left parties who have convincingly led in all recent opinion polls. Read full ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsConservatives face losing power in Croatian vote [Dec 01, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Croatia's ruling conservatives, who have brought the country to the threshold of the European Union but are enmeshed in corruption scandals, are on course to lose power in Sunday's election. [via YahooNews] More >>

Conservatives face losing power in Croatian vote [Dec 01, 2011] Croatia's ruling conservatives, who have brought the country to the threshold of the European Union but are enmeshed in corruption scandals, are on course to lose power in Sunday's election. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polls predict Croatia?s ruling conservatives face ouster in national election Sunday [Dec 01, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia ? Croatia?s ruling conservatives, who have brought the country to the threshold of the European Union but are enmeshed in corruption scandals, are on course to lose power in Sunday?s election. The parliamentary vote will pit the governing Croatian Democratic Union, or HDZ, against a coalition of center-left parties who have convincingly led in all recent opinion polls. Read full ... [via YahooNews] More >>