Reuters said a new government was to face a difficult task of overhauling the country's floundering economy. Citing a high unemployment rate and debt, the British news agency said a new government will have to draft a budget that shows fiscal consolidation and implement the necessary reforms.

The France Presse (AFP) said Croatians at Sunday's election would decide which government would lead the country to the European Union, stating that the date of Croatia's EU entry was 1 July 2013. The French news agency added that five days after the elections, Croatia was set to sign the Accession Treaty with the EU in Brussels.

The Slovenian news agency STA said that a total of 4,359 candidates were running for 151 seats in the Croatian Parliament parliament, approximately 29 candidates per seat, which is a record-high number of candidates at an election since 1991. The agency said the expected turnout was 70 per cent.

Serbia's news agencies Tanjug and Beta reported on the out of country voting in Croatia's seventh parliamentary election which, due to the time difference, is taking place on Saturday and Sunday, at 124 polling stations in 52 countries. The Serbian news agencies said that turnout on the first day of voting at six polling stations in Belgrade and Subotica was low.

The Italian news agency ANSA, among other things, stated that 400,000 Croatians living abroad were eligible to vote in Croatia's parliamentary election, adding that preliminary results were expected on Sunday evening.

The Austrian news agency APA also reported a low turnout on the first day of voting in the diaspora.