Andrej Plenkovic, president of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) (R), reacts during a speech after exit polls in Zagreb, Croatia, September 11, 2016. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia was preparing for tense coalition talks on Monday after weekend elections put the conservatives unexpectedly ahead, but short of the seats needed to form a government.
A surge in support for leftist populists saw the Social Democrats, who were widely expected to come out with the largest number of seats, lose ground in a poll where the turnout was a fifth lower than in the last one just 10 months ago.
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