ZAGREB, June 29 (Hina) - Croatia's Premier and Social Democrat (SDP) leader, Ivica Racan, informed the SDP presidency and parliamentary bench on Friday evening about the events in the parliament relating yesterday's discussion on the
Krsko nuclear power plant agreement and about the situation in the coalition, the SDP reported on Saturday.
ZAGREB, June 29 (Hina) - Croatia's Premier and Social Democrat
(SDP) leader, Ivica Racan, informed the SDP presidency and
parliamentary bench on Friday evening about the events in the
parliament relating yesterday's discussion on the Krsko nuclear
power plant agreement and about the situation in the coalition, the
SDP reported on Saturday. #L#
At the session of his party's presidency and MPs, Racan told them
the same what he told the reports in the parlaiment.
The conduct of the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) is
unacceptable and I cannot say anymore whether the Coalition of five
parties still exists, Racan told journalists in the parliament
where the heads of the five coalition parties met with party benches
on Friday night.
On Monday the SDP leadership will hold its regular session.
After Social Liberal (HSLS) MPS last night obstructed a quorum
making it impossible for the parliament to take a vote on the
ratification of the Slovene-Croatian agreement on the nuclear
plant, and thus presenting the stand of their party rather than
coalition, Premier Racan said that each of the other four parties in
the coaltion (SDP, HSS, HNS and LS) must take its stand on the
destiny and composition of the coalition.
Last night Sabor could not manage to obtain a quorum to take a vote
on the ratification of the agreement on the Krsko nuclear power
plant because opposition MPs and some HSLS MPs left the parliament
hall just prior to the vote being taken.
Therfore the leaders of the five ruling parties held a meeting
immediately after the break the parliament's sesison, but HSLS
President Drazen Budisa and HSLS bench's head, Djurdja Adlesic,
left the coalition's meeting almost an hour before others did.
Budisa told reporters that it was clear to the HSLS that Croatia was
faced with further negotiations with Slovenia over the Krsko issue.
He said he did not intend to leave either the government or 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. Asked whether there will be a motion for taking a
confidence vote in the government, Racan replied that one should
wait to see.
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