In Croatia, constitutional court rules current president must resign to run for prime minister

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia ruled Monday that President Zoran Milanović can only run for prime minister if he resigns from his current position as president. President of the 15-judge court Miroslav Šumanović wrote for the court, explaining that Article 96 of the Croatian Constitution precludes a sitting president from participating in partisan political activities because the office of the presidency is a nonpartisan position. Specifically, Article 96 mandates that “[o]nce elected, the President of the Republic shall resign from membership in any political party.” Additionally, the decision explained that a sitting president running for parliament would violate Article 4 of the constitution, which establishes the separation of powers across the executive, legislative and judicial government branches.
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