Secret emergency shelters found without medical supplies
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The ministry responsible for crisis management confirmed that none of the country's 357 secret emergency shelters are stocked with medicine. The facilities are designated for use during war or natural disasters, but officials admit a crucial item has been missing from the bunkers for years.
The discovery arrives as the ruling HDZ faces a rare period of internal friction. Critics suggest Prime Minister Andrej Plenković is approaching a point where power believes it has unlimited permission to act, even as the Zadravec scandal and a string of departing doctors create enough public discontent to potentially threaten his party’s hold on power.
A separate investigation into the Constitutional Court suggests its recent rulings could deliver another political blow to the government. In the capital, the political class is currently revisiting past remarks made by the Speaker of Parliament, searching for signs of how deep the current party rift actually goes.