RIJEKA, Sept 24 (Hina) - The Croatian People's Party (HNS) has not received any official invitation from the Social Democrats (SDP) to form a coalition, HNS president Vesna Pusic said on Wednesday, adding that she thought the alleged
offer was an attempt to reduce the uncertainty about post-election coalitions.
RIJEKA, Sept 24 (Hina) - The Croatian People's Party (HNS) has not
received any official invitation from the Social Democrats (SDP) to
form a coalition, HNS president Vesna Pusic said on Wednesday,
adding that she thought the alleged offer was an attempt to reduce
the uncertainty about post-election coalitions. #L#
Talking to reporters ahead of an HNS panel in Rijeka, Pusic said her
party would form pre-election coalitions with local parties in
Istria and eastern Croatia.
Presenting the platform "With the HNS into Europe", Pusic said
Croatia's accession to the European Union would remain the
principal task of the next government.
The HNS offers reducing unemployment while keeping a 6.5 percent
growth rate, she added.
Pusic went on to say that EU entry guaranteed that whichever
government was elected next would not be able to go much below EU
standards.
She said Croatia's biggest problem in meeting criteria for EU
admission was the reform of the judiciary, and that the country's
standing "is the poorest" with respect to political criteria.
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