BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5145 HINA Zagreb, 22 November 2003

HR-POLITICS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5145 HINA Zagreb, 22 November 2003 PRESIDENT MESIC CALLS ON CITIZENS TO GO TO POLLSZAGREB, Nov 22 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic called on citizens on Saturday to go to the polls at Sunday's parliamentary elections, adding he believed the turnout would be higher than expected. "An electioneering ban is in force and this silence is good after all the noise, but that does not mean we should not be active. One should think about what has been done, what could have been done, and what should be done after tomorrow's vote," Mesic said. The president visited stands set up in a square in central Zagreb by Radio 101 and non-governmental organisations as part of a campaign dubbed "Close your nose and vote" and "With noise against silence", which was launched to encourage as many voters as possible, especially women and young people, to go to the polls.ELECTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN URGES VOTERS TO GO TO POLLSZAGREB, Nov 22 (Hina)