▁the ▁third ▁in ▁ 1 8 ▁months , ▁taking ▁place ▁was ▁extremely ▁height ened . ▁However , ▁the ▁government ▁crisis ▁was ▁ultimately ▁resolved ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁when ▁ 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 9 ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁representing ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁- ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁( H NS ) ▁agreed ▁to ▁enter ▁a ▁coal ition ▁with ▁the ▁HD Z , ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁four ▁MP s ▁( am ong ▁them ▁V es na ▁P us ić ▁and ▁An ka ▁M rak ▁Tar ita š ) ▁decided ▁to ▁leave ▁H NS ▁and ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁political ▁party ▁called ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁Liberal ▁Alliance ▁( G las ). ▁The ▁Pl enk ović ▁cabinet ▁under w ent ▁a ▁res h uffle , ▁with ▁H NS ▁being ▁given ▁the ▁port fol ios ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Education ▁and ▁Const ruction ▁and ▁Sp atial ▁Pl anning . ▁ ▁Since ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Pl enk ović ▁has ▁been ▁constantly ▁named ▁the ▁most ▁negative ▁politician ▁in ▁Cro atia ▁by ▁month ly ▁pol ls ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Prom oci ja ▁plus ▁and ▁IP S OS ▁P U LS ▁ag encies . ▁However , ▁by ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁the ▁third ▁most ▁popular ▁politician , ▁while ▁his ▁party ▁enjoyed ▁considerable ▁rating ▁advantage ▁over ▁all ▁other ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁Cro atia . ▁ ▁Dom estic ▁policy ▁Following ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁H NS , ▁the ▁government ▁introduced ▁an ▁education ▁reform ▁starting