Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and his wife Ana Maslac-Plenkovic are expecting their third child, the spokesman for the government, Marko Milic, said on Tuesday.

Following the great interest of the general public and media outlets, we can confirm the news published earlier in the day that Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and his wife Ana Maslac-Plenkovic will become parents for the third time, the spokesman said.

They have a seven-year-old son, Mario, and a four-year daughter, Mila.

Mrs Maslac-Plenkovic feels well and is now in the last third of the pregnancy, according to the brief announcement.

The spokesman says that so far PM Plenkovic and his wife have insisted on keeping their family’s privacy away from the public, they thank everyone for the best wishes and appreciate the understanding of media outlets and the public for the respect for the privacy of their children in the future, too.