BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5381

ZAGREB, July 17 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic has said thathe fully supports the government's reaction to an incident whichoccurred during a visit of the British ambassador to the Zadar TownHall on Friday. Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader IvicaRacan has said that the presidential candidate who will receive hisparty's support will be a political alternative to the CroatianDemocratic Union (HDZ), and this will probably be incumbent presidentStjepan Mesic, whose nomination for presidential elections the SDPMain Committee is expected to support at its autumn session. According to a survey conducted by theWashington-based Cato University, Croatia is ranked 83rd on a list of123 countries ranked according to freedom of economy. Several members of the now defunct SocialistWorkers' Party (SRP) of the late Stipe Suvar established a newpolitical party in Zagreb on Saturday, called the Socialist Party ofCroatia - the Left Alter