ZAGREB, July 9 (Hina) - Croatia's Social Liberals (HSLS) urged the government on Wednesday to discontinue all privatisation processes until the parliamentary election, especially that of oil company INA, saying that every
privatisation process launched by the coalition government had been marked by clashes between the Social Democrats (SDP) and the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) over who would control the process.
ZAGREB, July 9 (Hina) - Croatia's Social Liberals (HSLS) urged the
government on Wednesday to discontinue all privatisation processes
until the parliamentary election, especially that of oil company
INA, saying that every privatisation process launched by the
coalition government had been marked by clashes between the Social
Democrats (SDP) and the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) over who would
control the process. #L#
HSLS president Drazen Budisa told a news conference the hottest
issue in the country at the moment was the privatisation of 25
percent plus one of INA shares.
The privatisation processes carried out thus far have shown the
government's incompetence and the tendency of the SDP and the HSS to
compete over private and not public interests.
This is why the privatisation of INA has to be stopped, Budisa said,
adding the coalition government no longer held legitimacy for
voters. Because of this and political reasons, the government can
not embark on the strategically important privatisation of INA, he
said.
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