Recent videos have shown slips by leading Croatian politicians. Interior Minister Ivica Kirin of the ruling HDZ party called YouTube “Yubito,” which quickly appeared on T-shirts and had the nation in laughs.

Kirin went on to investigate and claimed his party “discovered” that the SDP was behind the online attacks, sparking a quarrel that has gone on to reach parliament. According to local newspapers, the SDP wonders, "Who signed the warrant and over suspicion in what criminal act?" Were their privacy rights being violated by investigating their YouTube identities?” The SDP demanded an explanation of the remarks before Parliament, and when Kirin's schedule didn't permit it, the entire SDP party walked out of Parliament — about 22% of all legislators. They demanded his resignation, and in a press conference said "Kirin's statement was a publicly spoken direct threat… The Minister abused his position to settle the score with his political opponents."
   
Kirin then backtracked, saying, “Why would I do that? There are no elements of any act that the police usually deal with. Some kind of affair is trying to be made out of this… I think all of this is part of the election campaign."

The online political attacks have not solely pointed at the HDZ.  Zoran Milanovic, leader of the opposing Social Democrat Party, got his share of abuse after answering several questions on a popular talk show with a simple “I have no idea.” Video clips coining him Zoran ‘No Idea” Milanovic appeared on YouTube the next day.

Croatia is preparing for a national election, due in November, and the amount of online political warfare is expected to increase.  The latest opinion polls have given an edge to the SDP over the HDZ.