ZAGREB, July 16 (Hina) - MPs of four opposition parties left the parliament hall at the beginning of a session Wednesday, protesting against the dismissal of their demand that a debate on the privatisation of the oil company INA be
held today, i.e. before the government decides on selling 25% plus one share in INA to Hungary's MOL on Thursday.
ZAGREB, July 16 (Hina) - MPs of four opposition parties left the
parliament hall at the beginning of a session Wednesday, protesting
against the dismissal of their demand that a debate on the
privatisation of the oil company INA be held today, i.e. before the
government decides on selling 25% plus one share in INA to Hungary's
MOL on Thursday. #L#
The benches of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), the Croatian
Social Liberal Party (HSLS), the Croatian Party of Rights/Croatian
Christian Democratic Union (HSP/HKDU) and the Democratic Centre
(DC) did not accept a proposal by parliament President Zlatko
Tomcic that the privatisation of INA be discussed at a new, 35th
extraordinary session on Saturday. The opposition believes it is
pointless to debate an accomplished fact given that the government
will make the decision tomorrow.
Tomcic said that necessary documents for a debate on INA had not
been submitted, and added that parliament could annul the
government's decision if it was not satisfied with it.
The opposition left the session because of "the belittling of
parliament and the parliamentary minority".
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