 The President of the Republic ( Croatian : Predsjednik / ica Republike ) is the head of state and the commander in chief of the Croatian armed forces and is directly elected to serve a five @-@ year term . The government ( Croatian : Vlada ) , the main executive power of Croatia , is headed by the prime minister , who has four deputy prime ministers , three of whom also serve as government ministers . Seventeen ministers are in charge of particular activities . The executive branch is responsible for proposing legislation and a budget , executing the laws , and guiding the foreign and internal policies . The parliament is a unicameral legislative body . The number of Sabor representatives ranges from 100 to 160 ; they are elected by popular vote to serve four @-@ year terms . The powers of the legislature include enactment and amendment of the constitution and laws ; adoption of the government budget , declarations of war and peace , defining national boundaries , calling referenda and elections , appointments and relief of officers , supervising the Government of Croatia and other holders of public powers responsible to the Sabor , and granting of amnesties . The Croatian constitution and legislation provides for regular presidential and parliamentary elections , and the election of county prefects and assemblies , and city and municipal mayors and councils . 
 The President of the Republic ( Croatian : Predsjednik / ica Republike ) <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>the head of state and the commander in chief of the Croatian armed forces and is directly elected to serve a five @-@ year term . The government ( Croatian : Vlada ) , the main executive power of Croatia , is headed by the prime minister , <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='got' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> four deputy prime ministers , three of whom also serve as government ministers . Seventeen ministers are in charge of particular activities . The executive branch <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>is</mark></a>responsible for proposing legislation and a budget , executing the laws , and guiding the foreign and internal policies . The parliament <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>is</mark></a>a unicameral legislative body . The number of Sabor representatives <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>ranges</mark></a> from 100 to 160 ; they are elected by popular vote to serve four @-@ year terms . The powers of the legislature include enactment and amendment of the constitution and laws ; adoption of the government budget , declarations of war and peace , defining national boundaries , calling referenda and elections , appointments and relief of officers , supervising the Government of Croatia and other holders of public powers responsible to the Sabor , and granting of amnesties . The Croatian constitution and legislation <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>provides</mark></a> for regular presidential and parliamentary elections , and the election of county prefects and assemblies , and city and municipal mayors and councils . 
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