ović ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁his ▁ 5 ▁party ' s ▁MP s ▁and ▁" 1 0 0 ▁days ▁of ▁peace ▁before ▁turning ▁into ▁the ▁sharp est ▁opposition " ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁calm ▁t ensions ▁resulting ▁from ▁a ▁dispute ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁H SS ▁M EP ▁Mar ij ana ▁Pet ir , ▁who ▁had ▁called ▁for ▁H SS ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁center - right ▁government ▁to ▁be ▁formed ▁by ▁HD Z ▁and ▁Most ▁instead ▁of ▁remaining ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Co al ition ▁as ▁an ▁opposition ▁party . ▁The ▁dispute ▁es cal ated ▁and ▁Bel jak ▁proceeded ▁to ▁susp end ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁including ▁Pet ir . ▁Pl enk ović ▁further ▁received ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Milan ▁Band ić ▁ 3 6 5 ▁party , ▁one ▁out ▁of ▁two ▁H SU ▁MP s ▁and ▁one ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁Human ▁Block ade . ▁He ▁formally ▁received ▁ 9 1 ▁sign atures ▁of ▁support ▁from ▁MP s ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁far ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁necessary ▁ 7 6 , ▁and ▁presented ▁them ▁to ▁President ▁Kol inda ▁Gra bar - K itar ović , ▁who ▁named ▁him ▁Prime ▁Minister - design ate ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁ 3 0 ▁days ▁time ▁until ▁ 9 ▁November ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁government . ▁ ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁( 2 0 1 6 – present ) ▁ ▁Andre j ▁Pl enk ović ▁was ▁confirmed ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Cro atia