ZAGREB, July 1 (Hina) - The highest bodies of Croatia's ruling coalition parties will by Wednesday take a stand on what many believe is the deepest crisis in the coalition government so far, caused by divisions on whether or not to
ratify an agreement on the Croatian-Slovene nuclear power plant Krsko.
ZAGREB, July 1 (Hina) - The highest bodies of Croatia's ruling
coalition parties will by Wednesday take a stand on what many
believe is the deepest crisis in the coalition government so far,
caused by divisions on whether or not to ratify an agreement on the
Croatian-Slovene nuclear power plant Krsko. #L#
After a failed vote on Friday, when deputies of the coalition's
Social Liberals (HSLS) were not present in the parliament, the
parliament will this Wednesday once again try to vote on a
government bill on the ratification of the Krsko agreement.
Hina could not obtain an official explanation as to why the vote is
being insisted on considering the fact that the agreement will be
voted on after July 1 and that the Slovene parliament has not
ratified it.
As of July 1, Croatia was to start receiving power from Krsko after
four years, had the agreement been ratified by both countries.
Should there be not enough votes to ratify the agreement on
Wednesday, this could mean an early election in Croatia.
Dissatisfied with the HSLS's refusal to ratify the agreement, four
coalition parties (the Social Democrats, Croatian Peasants' Party,
Liberal Party, and the Croatian People's Party) have lately claimed
they are not willing to tolerate the HSLS's conduct.
(hina) rml