ZAGREB, March 12 (Hina) - Croatian needs a permanent and stable electoral model so that each parliamentary election is not held according to a different model. The country must create a model which will give stronger influence to all
voters, it was said at a parliament sitting on Wednesday at which electoral bills moved by the Democratic Centre (DC), the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS), the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Istrian Democratic Assebmly/Liberal Party (IDS/LS) were presented.
ZAGREB, March 12 (Hina) - Croatian needs a permanent and stable
electoral model so that each parliamentary election is not held
according to a different model. The country must create a model
which will give stronger influence to all voters, it was said at a
parliament sitting on Wednesday at which electoral bills moved by
the Democratic Centre (DC), the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS), the
Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Istrian Democratic
Assebmly/Liberal Party (IDS/LS) were presented. #L#
Over the last several years, elections were always held according
to a different model, the opinion that those in power can change the
electoral law prevailed and this must be changed, Vesna Skare
Ozbolt of the DC said.
She said Croatia needed to work on a permanent electoral model and
that a referendum on the issue should be held.
The HSS and the SDP advocated a stronger impact of the individual
voter and the electorate on the parliamentary system.
Today's parliament sitting should clear doubts whether Croatia
would attend the next election according to the electoral model or
an amended version of the existing one.
The ruling colaition failed to harmonise the standpoints on a joint
electoral bill. The constitutional deadline for the adoption of a
new electoral law expires in early April.
(hina)it sb