In his resignation statement shared on Facebook, Dabro expressed that he did not wish to distract the government's focus and cited immense pressure and threats related to his plans for department reforms. The scandal has further disrupted the political landscape following last November’s dismissal of Health Minister Vili Bros amid a corruption investigation. The ripple effects of Dabro's resignation were felt just after President Zoran Milanovic's re-election, where he garnered nearly three-quarters of the vote against the HDZ-backed Dragan Primorac. Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, who heads the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party, criticized Milanovic, stating he "offers nothing" and did not extend congratulations following the election.
Croatian Deputy PM Steps Down After Gun Firing Video Scandal
Croatian Deputy PM Steps Down After Gun Firing Video Scandal
Josip Dabro resigns from his position following the emergence of controversial footage of him firing a gun from a moving vehicle, raising concerns within the government coalition.
In the latest political upheaval in Croatia, Josip Dabro, the deputy prime minister and minister for agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, has resigned after a video surfaced showing him shooting randomly from a car window. The footage depicts Dabro, a member of the hard-right Homeland Movement party, laughing and singing with friends before brandishing a pistol and firing into the night. He explained that the video is several years old and involved the use of training bullets, but his actions were met with severe backlash from the coalition government formed in May 2024, which called his behavior “inappropriate and irresponsible.”
