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Opposition poised to win Croatia election [Dec 06, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted on Sunday in an election likely to shift power to the centre-left opposition on a mandate to overhaul the Adriatic country's flagging economy before it joins the European Union in 2013. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia opposition set to win vote on economy ticket [Dec 05, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted on Sunday in an election likely to hand power to the centre-left opposition on a mandate to overhaul the country's flagging economy before it joins the European Union in 2013. Voters will almost certainly punish the ruling conservative HDZ -- Croatia's dominant party since independence in 1991 -- for a string of corruption scandals and rising unemployment. Polls ... [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 >>

Govt party seen losing in Croatia [Dec 05, 2011] Reuters/Zagreb Croatia voted yesterday in an election likely to shift power to the centre-left opposition on a mandate to overhaul the Adriatic country?s flagging economy before it joins the European Union in 2013. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia centre-left wins majority: early results [Dec 05, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's center-left opposition bloc won a majority in a parliamentary election on Sunday, according to preliminary official results, with some 40 percent of votes counted, the state electoral commission said. The 'Kukuriku' bloc won 79 seats in the 151-seat parliament compared with 48 for the ruling conservative HDZ, clinching a strong mandate to revive the former Yugoslav ... [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 >>

Croatia opposition bloc ahead in election: exit poll [Dec 04, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's centre-left opposition bloc Kukuriku led in a parliamentary election on Sunday, according to an exit poll on 25,000 voters from Nova TV released after the voting ended. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia opposition set to win vote on economy ticket [Dec 04, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted on Sunday in an election likely to hand power to the centre-left opposition on a mandate to overhaul the country's flagging economy before it joins the European Union in 2013. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia opposition set to win vote on economy ticket [Dec 04, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted on Sunday in an election likely to hand power to the centre-left opposition on a mandate to overhaul the country's flagging economy before it joins the European Union in 2013. Voters will almost certainly punish the ruling conservative HDZ -- Croatia's dominant party since independence in 1991 -- for a string of corruption scandals and rising unemployment. Polls ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia centre-left to take power as economy sinks [Dec 01, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - A centre-left opposition bloc is on course to take power in Croatia on Sunday but faces a tougher fight to revive the ex-Yugoslav republic's flagging economy before it joins the European Union in 2013. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia centre-left to take power as economy sinks [Dec 01, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - A centre-left opposition bloc is on course to take power in Croatia on Sunday but faces a tougher fight to revive the ex-Yugoslav republic's flagging economy before it joins the European Union in 2013. Voters look set to punish Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor's conservative HDZ for corruption scandals and rising unemployment. The opposition bloc, led by the Social Democrats (SDP ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Factbox: Next EU member Croatia votes for government [Dec 01, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia holds a parliamentary election on Sunday dominated by economic woes and government corruption. A centre-left opposition bloc known as Kukuriku is ahead in the polls and almost certain to beat the ruling conservative HDZ. Following is a brief profile of Croatia which broke from Yugoslavia in a 1991-95 war and is set to join the European Union in mid-2013. POPULATION: 4 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsCroatian elections set for Dec. 4 [Oct 31, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Croatia will elect a new parliament in December, and polls indicate the opposition is favored to win because of ongoing corruption scandals. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatian elections set for Dec. 4 [Oct 31, 2011] Croatia will elect a new parliament in December, and the opposition is favored to win because of ongoing corruption scandals involving the governing party. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatian president calls parliamentary elections for Dec. 4 [Oct 31, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia ? Croatia will elect a new parliament in December, and polls indicate the opposition is favored to win because of ongoing corruption scandals. Croatia?s 151-seat parliament last week voted to dissolve itself, and on Monday Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said the national election will be held on Dec. 4. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Pope denounces ?disintegration? of family in Europe, urges couples to marry, not live together [Jun 05, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia ? Pope Benedict XVI denounced the ?disintegration? of family life in Europe on Sunday and called for couples to make a commitment to marry and have children, not just live together, as he reaffirmed traditional Catholic family values during his second and final day in Croatia. Benedict also voiced the Vatican?s opposition to abortion at an open-air Mass Sunday at Zagreb?s ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's prime minister rejects opposition pressure over early elections [Mar 12, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor says she rejects opposition pressure for an early vote and will call elections only after her government completes accession negotiations with the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's prime minister rejects opposition pressure over early elections [Mar 11, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor says she rejects opposition pressure for an early vote and will call elections only after her government completes accession negotiations with the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's pm rejects opposition pressure for early election; wants to complete EU talks [Mar 11, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor on Friday rejected opposition pressure for an early election, saying she will only call a vote after her government completes accession negotiations with the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Zagreb's popular radio bankrupt, could shut down [Jan 26, 2011] Zagreb's Radio 101, which became known for its fierce opposition to Franjo Tudjman, the late authoritarian president, has been declared bankrupt and could be shut down. [via YahooNews] More >>