SEVERAL PARTIES ANNOUNCE MOVES REGARDING COALITION CRISIS

PULA, July 2 (Hina) - The president of the Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS), Ivan Jakovcic, on Tuesday announced the possibility of his party's come-back into the government. The only two representatives of a regional party, Primorje-Gorski Kotar Alliance, in parliament said they would support the government in the ratification of the Croatian-Slovene agreement on the Krsko nuclear power plant. #L# Jakovcic said he was personally not interested in joining the government directly, but since the IDS "cares very much that governing the country be stable and that projects it suggested to the government are realised, the party is prepared to seriously discuss its possible entry into the government if a new parliamentary majority is created". Asked whether the IDS was offered anything with regards to re- entering the government, Jakovcic told Hina that there were no particular offers, but "there were certain signals". "The opinion of President Stjepan Mesic is very important to us because his role in all this is very important," Jakovcic said. He announced that the party presidency would on Wednesday night discuss the ruling coalition crisis. The presidency of Primorje-Gorski Kotar Alliance said on Tuesday that the party's MPs, Nikola Ivanis and Dario Vasilic, would vote for the ratification of the Krsko deal. It also expects a different attitude of the ruling coalition towards this party, pertaining to its position both in the parliament and the executive authority. (hina) lml sb