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ZAGREB, July 20 (Xinhua) -- The campaign for early election set for Sept. 11, would start on August 16, the Office of the Croatian President said on Wednesday.
The president's decision for early election would enter into force on July 30, the office said, adding after two-week deadline for the submission of candidate slates to the State Election Commission and two-day for verification, the official campaign would start.
However, the parties were negotiating to form a coalition in the coming election, due to no party was confident to win an outright majority, according to local media.
The parties gather around the main opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) has formed People's Coalition, consisting of the Croatian People's Party (HNS), the Croatian Pensioners' Party (HSU) and the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS), the report said.
The biggest party in the outing government,the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) elected Andrej Plenkovic as its new president on Sunday, expected to stay in power, it added.
HDZ formed a coalition government with the junior party Most following the last election in 2015. The government stepped down following a no-confidence vote last month after it was in power only five months. Enditem
