HDZ INITIATES DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PASALIC

ZAGREB, June 26 (Hina) - The Presidency of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) has initiated disciplinary proceedings against party member Ivic Pasalic due to his recent public statements which have caused damage to the party's image, HDZ president Ivo Sanader told Hina on Wednesday evening. #L# After a session of the party presidency, which was held behind closed doors, Sanader told journalists that "Pasalic told potential HDZ voters that 'even if the party were to win the elections, it would experience a fiasco', which prompted the Presidency to take disciplinary measures against him". Sanader said this did not necessarily mean that Pasalic would be excluded from the party and called on him and all HDZ members to put themselves at the service of the HDZ. "Our goal is to form a future government in which the HDZ will be the central party," Sanader said, adding that contrary to recent speculation, there would be no room in the HDZ government for the Social Democrats. Unofficial sources reported that the decision to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Pasalic was supported by eight members of the party presidency, while three members voted against. The same sources said that the latest decision was an indication of Sanader's desire to settle accounts with his main party opponent for good. (hina) sp rml