The president of Most called on all parliamentary clubs to hold a joint meeting to request an extraordinary session from Jandroković, followed by a vote of no confidence in the government over the illegal waste affair in Gospić.
Pressure on the ruling party over the environmental disaster in Lika escalated on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, when Most president Nikola Grmoja announced concrete steps to bring down the government. At a press conference ahead of a meeting with all parliamentary clubs, Grmoja stated that the only acceptable outcome of the illegal hazardous waste dumping case in the Gospić area is the fall of Andrej Plenković's government.
"Now is the time for them to take responsibility. The only possible consequence of such an environmental disaster is the fall of the government," Grmoja said, emphasizing that the entire public is already aware of the actors and the scale of the pollution that has contaminated water, soil, and air, and endangered the health of the local population.
Before the meeting in Parliament, Most also warned of potential new environmental threats. MP Zvonimir Troskot stated that, without an urgent response, certain companies would continue disposing of asbestos panels, most likely in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. This announcement further raised alarm among Most's members, who demand an immediate institutional response.
Most's action plan consists of two key steps. The first is convening an extraordinary session of Parliament, which requires the consent of parliamentary clubs. "At the joint meeting, we will go in two directions. The first is an extraordinary session of Parliament, which can be called by the President of the Republic, but also by the Speaker of Parliament if requested by parliamentary clubs. I am confident we will agree on that," Grmoja said, calling on Speaker Jandroković to act.
The second direction, which they see as a logical follow-up, is a vote of no confidence in the government. Grmoja stressed that public hearings are unnecessary because everything is clear. "The entire public is aware of the actors and what happened. My colleague Troskot has presented a series of documents that clearly show who bears criminal and political responsibility," he pointed out.
MP Zvonimir Troskot, who has been visiting sites in Lika since March 2025 at the invitation of local residents, warned of the alarming situation and the possibility of further pollution. "This is an alarming state of affairs. The people of Lika, the northern coast, the Zadar hinterland, and all of Croatia are calling for unity. That is why we are demanding an extraordinary session and the ousting of the government, because high-ranking HDZ members, such as County Prefect Petry and former Chief State Inspector Andrija Mikulić, were very much involved in this whole story, directly or indirectly," Troskot said.
Grmoja also criticized the media, claiming that press conferences held by Troskot on the ground were boycotted. "Many of the press conferences Troskot held on the ground were not covered by HINA; we were subjected to a boycott, and now everything has finally come to light," he asserted. He added that he himself had been skeptical of Troskot's efforts until he understood the scale of the disaster. "I didn't know the extent of the catastrophe, and I couldn't believe that people who had been given the trust of Croatian citizens would be willing to do something like that for money," he said.
Grmoja also predicted a possible move by Prime Minister Plenković, asserting that he would try to find a scapegoat to shift responsibility onto and thus protect himself and the government. "Plenković will soon sacrifice someone from his ranks to save himself and the government over this horrific environmental disaster in Lika. He will find someone to sacrifice and stop responsibility there, but that will not be enough," he said. He stressed that political responsibility cannot end with the dismissal of one official, because the system ignored warnings from citizens and Zvonimir Troskot for months, and responsibility must encompass all those who knew, should have known, or through their inaction allowed harm to people, water, and the environment.
MP Marin Miletić addressed the atmosphere of fear among local residents who reported the problem. "People contacted us and begged us to bring their issue to the national stage. But those same people are afraid; they ask for anonymity so they don't lose their jobs. We don't want such a Croatia. We want a Croatia where politicians are rewarded by the people when they do good things, but also, when they break the law and poison their own people, they must resign and step aside," Miletić said.
Miletić further emphasized that in any orderly democracy, such a case would bring down the government, but he expressed doubt that Prime Minister Plenković would resign himself. Instead, Miletić believes, the prime minister will "throw someone else under the bus."
Grmoja called on all parties, including the ruling ones, to attend today's meeting, although he is aware it is not easy for them. "How could you betray those who gave you their trust? It's clear that facing such a truth is hard, and it's clear that it's not easy for them to come to such a meeting, but we expect the rest of the opposition to show up," he concluded. Most will also attend the session of the Parliamentary Committee on Environmental Protection and Nature in Gospić on Friday.
