Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Resigns After Video of Him Firing Gun.

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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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