Supporters of Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) wave HDZ flags during an election rally at Arena in Zagreb, Croatia, November 5, 2015. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's conservative opposition won the country's first election since it joined the European Union in 2013, partial results from Sunday's election showed, but its narrow victory meant lengthy coalition talks were likely to follow in the next days or weeks.
The new government will have to nurture a tentative economic recovery after six years of recession and deal with thousands of migrants from the Middle East streaming through the tiny Adriatic state on their way to western and northern Europe.
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