Mirela Holy

Croatia's centre-left governing coalition, known as the "Kukuriku coalition", is making moves to broaden its ranks ahead of the coming elections.

The coalition, led by the Social Democratic Party, SDP, under Zoran Milanovic, has battled poor ratings in the polls in relation to the right-wing coalition led by the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, under Tomislav Karamarko.

The Pride parade, staged under the slogan ‘On the Right Side of the History’, saw protesters march through Zagreb on Saturday and hold a celebration in a city-centre park.

The alliance formed by the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, Croatian Peasant Party, HSS, Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starčević, HSP AS, and three other minor parties won 41.42 percent of the vote.

Its win gives the grouping six of the 11 seats in the parliament reserved for Croatia, which joined the European Union on July 1 last year.