▁itself ▁from ▁ult ra - con serv ative ▁elements . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁parliament ary ▁elections , ▁he ▁led ▁his ▁party ▁to ▁an ▁unexpected ▁victory . ▁The ▁opposition ▁SD P - led ▁People ' s ▁Co al ition ▁conced ed ▁defeat ▁after ▁winning ▁only ▁ 5 4 ▁seats ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁Its ▁leader , ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Z or an ▁Milan ović , ▁ruled ▁out ▁running ▁for ▁re e lection ▁to ▁his ▁party ' s ▁chair mans hip , ▁effectively ▁also ▁r uling ▁out ▁any ▁possible ▁attempts ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁gover ning ▁majority , ▁thus ▁allowing ▁the ▁HD Z ▁to ▁begin ▁tal ks ▁with ▁the ▁Bridge ▁of ▁Independent ▁List s ▁( M ost ), ▁its ▁junior ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁out going ▁government ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁non - part isan ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁T ih om ir ▁O re š k ović . ▁Most ▁set ▁out ▁seven ▁conditions ▁for ▁entering ▁into ▁a ▁government ▁with ▁any ▁party ▁and ▁Pl enk ović ▁began ▁discuss ions ▁last ing ▁several ▁weeks ▁with ▁Most ▁represent atives . ▁Pl enk ović ▁also ▁held ▁tal ks ▁with ▁the ▁ 8 ▁represent atives ▁of ▁national ▁minor ities , ▁as ▁HD Z ▁and ▁Most ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁majority ▁without ▁their ▁support . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁weeks ▁several ▁other ▁parties , ▁including ▁the ▁H SS ▁proceeded ▁to ▁give ▁their ▁support ▁to ▁a ▁government ▁led ▁by ▁Pl enk ović . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁widely ▁viewed ▁that ▁H SS ▁chairman ▁Kre š o ▁Bel jak ▁agreed ▁to ▁give ▁Pl enk