Plenković: Milanović continues the circus, the masks have fallen

(Patria) - Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković commented today on the sudden announcement of Croatian President Zoran Milanović's participation in the elections with the SDP.

Regarding the date of the parliamentary elections, which Milanović scheduled for April 17, Plenković said they were "a day of circus".

- To make the circus atmosphere stronger, as we were driving towards Osijek, we heard that Milanović had decided to go to the elections with the SDP.

Did you see that? That's the circus that continues. I think it's great, finally the masks have fallen - said Plenković at a party rally in Osijek.

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Zoran Milanović SDP candidate for Prime Minister of Croatia

(Patria) - Just a few hours after announcing the surprising election date, Croatian President Zoran Milanović unexpectedly appeared in the center of Zagreb at an SDP press conference, along with Peđa Grbin. Croatian media report that Milanović will be S

He told the attendees that until today they had a hidden opposition leader, and now they have a calculating candidate.

- We will all show him that he and the SDP will lose for the third time. There are only three clear messages. The SDP is weaker than ever.

The second political message is the State Attorney's Office. Only someone in great fear makes such a panicked move - said Plenković from the podium at the rally in Osijek.

And the third message, which Plenković says he hopes is not the key one - "precisely at the time when elections are being held in Russia".

- Isn't this an attempt to pull Croatia out of the Western community, the EU and NATO, partnership with the USA, and return it to Russia's embrace? If so, we will not allow it.

Someone with such results should hide - said Plenković, recalling the mandate of the SDP government.

He also added that during his government's mandate, salaries, pensions, child supplements, and citizens' standards have increased.

- These are our results, this is our legitimacy - concluded Plenković.