ZAGREB, July 5 (Hina) - Premier Ivica Racan on Friday morning tendered his resignation, bringing down the Croatian government at whose helm he was for two and a half years.
ZAGREB, July 5 (Hina) - Premier Ivica Racan on Friday morning
tendered his resignation, bringing down the Croatian government at
whose helm he was for two and a half years. #L#
During a closed-door session this morning Premier Racan informed
his ministers that he had signed his resignation.
Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and the parliament's head, Zlatko
Tomcic, will be notified of Racan's resignation.
According to the country's constitution, President Mesic will
appoint the new prime minister designate, and Racan is likely to be
again at that post, given that he leads the party which has the
largest number of parliamentary seats.
The resignation of the seventh Croatian PM and the fall of the
government ensued after a deep crisis which had shaken the ruling
five-party coalition for the last few weeks. As a result, Drazen
Budisa, who used to be Racan's strongest partner, and his Social
Democrats (HSLS) left the coalition.
(hina) ms