Croatia's technocrat Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic said on Friday he had no plans to resign under pressure from the conservative HDZ party, the biggest in the ruling coalition, according to Reuters. The HDZ filed a no-confidence motion against Oreskovic on Tuesday over his handling of a political row between the HDZ and its junior coalition partner, the Most ("Bridge") party . "I can't step down as it would mean I'm guilty and accept false accusations against me. I want to respond to it in the parliament which approved me as prime minister. It is a matter of honour," Oreskovic told reporters. The HDZ has accused Oreskovic of trying to boost his own political power instead of tackling economic priorities. The HDZ has voiced confidence it can gather a new parliamentary majority, but analysts believe this will be very difficult to achieve without Most. It said late on Friday it would nominate Finance Minister Zdravko Maric for a prime minister-designate.
