3/ Split between Penava and Radić occured few months after DP became part of new governing majority, by making coalition with HDZ, centre-right party that rules Croatia since 2015.

Coalition caused the split within DP, with some members being unhappy over DP disregarding campaign election promises and failing to win single concession from HDZ during post-election negotiations, with the exception of Independent Serb Democratic Party, representing ethnic Serb minority in Croatia, being booted from government.

While departure of 3 MPs from DP reduces Plenković's majority to 76 out of 151, those 3 are expected to be compensated by those very same ethnic Serb MPs that had supported HDZ from 2015.