ZAGREB, March 4 (Hina) - The Croatian Prime Minister and president of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Ivica Racan, told reporters on Monday evening he would give a statement on his meetings with Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS)
president Drazen Budisa and Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS) president Zlatko Tomcic tomorrow. He also said he would meet "some SDP officials" this evening. Reporters gathered outside of the government building this evening after receiving information that President Stipe Mesic, the Prime Minister and several ministers met. Asked whether he met SDP Presidency officials today to discuss the current situation in the ruling coalition, Racan said: "I'm sorry, but I didn't." He added he would meet several SDP officials later this evening, but not the formal presidency. Racan said he met President Mesic to extend condolences to the family of the last president of the Socialist Republic o
ZAGREB, March 4 (Hina) - The Croatian Prime Minister and president
of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Ivica Racan, told reporters
on Monday evening he would give a statement on his meetings with
Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) president Drazen Budisa and
Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS) president Zlatko Tomcic tomorrow.
He also said he would meet "some SDP officials" this evening.
Reporters gathered outside of the government building this evening
after receiving information that President Stipe Mesic, the Prime
Minister and several ministers met.
Asked whether he met SDP Presidency officials today to discuss the
current situation in the ruling coalition, Racan said: "I'm sorry,
but I didn't."
He added he would meet several SDP officials later this evening, but
not the formal presidency.
Racan said he met President Mesic to extend condolences to the
family of the last president of the Socialist Republic of Croatia
Presidency, Ivo Latin, who died on Saturday.
After that, the president and I had coffee and this all together
lasted about 10 to 15 minutes, Racan said.
Asked whether representatives of the ruling coalition would meet
President Mesic tomorrow, Racan said no and added there was no need
for the meeting.
He confirmed he met Croatian parliament speaker Zlatko Tomcic and
HSLS president Drazen Budisa. I will give you more information
after tomorrow's meeting of the ruling coalition, the prime
minister told reporters.
Croatian Television cited unofficial sources and reported that
three of the six HSLS ministers who submitted their resignations
after a decision of the HSLS Executive Council will leave the
government, while the others would stay. According to the same
sources, first deputy Prime Minister Goran Granic and ministers
Alojz Tusek and Goranko Fizulic will leave the government. Prime
Minister Racan will not accept the resignations of ministers Jozo
Rados, Hrvoje Kraljevic and Andro Vlahusic.
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