Speaking at a press conference in the biggest Croatian Adriatic city, Banac said the reason for his departure from the LS was the fact that the party, which is now led by Zlatko Benasic and Zlatko Kramaric, "is abusing the liberal idea promoted by LS founder Vlado Gotovac," and that the party had become "synonymous with immoral and dirty political bargains".
Banac told Hina that upon taking the status of an independent deputy in the parliament he would use the possibility to receive 250,000 kuna to which independent MPs are entitled as their annual compensation for their political work, according to a decision of the parliamentary political system committee.
He added that he would funnel these funds for the implementation of the platform of the Dalmatian Liberal Initiative.