LS ADVOCATES JOINT ACTIVITIES OF LIBERAL FORCES

ZAGREB, Jan 11 (Hina) - Without the Liberal Party (LS) there can be no modern, civil and European Croatia, LS leader Zlatko Kramaric said at a session of the party's head committee on Saturday, stressing the LS was ready to head such a political option. #L# Kramaric said liberal parties, as a respectable political force, needed to be reinforced and act together. He stated it was not possible for not one liberal party to enter parliament. The LS is not advocating divisions to the right and the left, but such an organisation of the political scene that will give room to the quiet civil majority, he said. Responding to criticisms by some party members provoked by his talks with Drazen Budisa, Kramaric said they had discussed the current situation, not future relations, as the electoral law was still not known. "The situation is not good, but it is challenging. These elections are very important because they will define Croatia's political landscape for a long time," Kramaric said. The party's head committee will subsequently issue a statement about the conclusions of today's closed session. The session is part of preparations for party elections to be held on January 25, when party deputies will elect the new president from among Zlatko Kramaric, Bozo Kovacevic and Ivo Banac. On that date, the party will mark its fifth anniversary. (hina) rml sb