ZAGREB, June 28 (Hina) - The conduct of the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) is unacceptable and I cannot say anymore whether the Coalition of five farties still exists, Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan told journalists in the
parliament where the heads of the five coalition parties met with party benches on Friday night.
ZAGREB, June 28 (Hina) - The conduct of the Croatian Social Liberal
Party (HSLS) is unacceptable and I cannot say anymore whether the
Coalition of five farties still exists, Croatian Prime Minister
Ivica Racan told journalists in the parliament where the heads of
the five coalition parties met with party benches on Friday night.
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The meeting was convened after the parliament could not manage to
obtain a quorum to take a vote on the ratification of an agreement on
the Krsko nuclear power plant because opposition MPs and some HSLS
MPs from the coalition left the parliament hall just prior to the
vote being taken.
HSLS President Drazen Budisa and party bench president Djurdja
Adlesic left the meeting of the coalition almost an hour before
other participants did.
Budisa told journalists that it was clear to the HSLS that Croatia
was faced with further negotiations with Slovenia over the Krsko
issue, however, he did not wish to comment on the future of the
coalition.
Racan however, claimed that there was no point in continuing with
the coalition if it was going to continue behaving in this manner.
According to Racan it was necessary to wait until next Wednesday
when the parliament is to reconvene before anything could be
resolved.
Commenting on the HSLS's behaviour in the parliament, Racan said
that it was one thing to express one's opposition to an attitude,
but it was another matter to not allow the coalition to function.
Racan stressed that he did not accept a coalition that would resolve
problems which would not exist if it were not for the coalition. He
added that he made this comment because he expected the coalition to
be involved with problems of citizens and not its own problems.
He denied allegations that he was considering resigning due to the
situation that arose in the parliament during the day.
Asked whether a vote of confidence would be taken on the government
or whether he would call for an election, Racan said that it was
necessary to wait for that answer.
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