Croatia calls election for early November

[WorldNews]

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Croatia's president on Monday called a parliamentary election for November 8, a vote expected to be a tight race as the EU member grapples with a migrant influx and a weak economy. The polls will pit the current centre-left government, led by the Social Democrats (SDP), against the conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party. "I have decided that parliamentary elections will be held on Sunday, November 8," said a statement from President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who was elected Croatia's first female president in January.

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