Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Resigns After Video of Him Firing Gun.
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Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Josip Dabro is seen speaking to officials.
Croatia's deputy prime minister has resigned after footage emerged of him randomly shooting himself from a moving car.
In the video, Josip Dabro can be seen in the passenger seat, laughing and singing along to loud music, before pulling out a gun and firing through an open window in the dark.
Dabro, who represents the far-right nationalist movement for the Patria party, said the video was several years old and that he had fired practice rounds.
It is the latest incident to rock Croatia's coalition - formed in May 2024 - with the government calling Dabro's behaviour "inappropriate and irresponsible". In a resignation statement posted on Facebook, Dabro, who was also the minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, said he did not want to distract the government.
He said he had been subjected to "significant pressure and threats" regarding the ministry's reform plans.
The video was released earlier this week.
Dabro's party is part of a coalition government with Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic's center-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party.
Last November, Health Minister Vili Bros was dismissed following a corruption investigation. On Monday, Zoran Milanovic was re-elected president for a second term, winning almost three-quarters of the vote over his opponent Dragan Primorac, who is backed by the HDZ party.
Following the result, Plenkovic said that "Milanovic has nothing to offer" and refused to congratulate him. Presidents in Croatia play a largely ceremonial role.
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