ZAGREB, July 8 (Hina) - The Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) considers the future government illegitimate, and the statement that the HSLS is still part of the coalition is problematic with regard to the truth, HSLS president
Drazen Budisa said after conducting consultations with Croatia's president over the nomination of a mandator to set up a new government.
ZAGREB, July 8 (Hina) - The Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS)
considers the future government illegitimate, and the statement
that the HSLS is still part of the coalition is problematic with
regard to the truth, HSLS president Drazen Budisa said after
conducting consultations with Croatia's president over the
nomination of a mandator to set up a new government. #L#
According to Budisa, neither has the coalition fallen apart because
the coalition excluded one of its partners, nor has any party made
any such decision.
The development of events evidently show that the HSLS and other
parties in the coalition have drifted apart, Budisa explained, and
added that there could be no talk of the future government formed by
Prime Minister could have any legitimacy with regard to the results
of the last election.
Even if all HSLS MP's were to support the new government, HSLS's
legitimacy comes from the party's assembly and decisions adopted
there, Budisa stressed. He explained that this meant that the
president of the party and all elected officials represented the
party and no-one else.
Individual HSLS members who ignore this fact cannot give any
legitimacy to the (future) government, Budisa believes.
He added that he told Mesic his attitude that it would be best to
nominate a young, qualified expert to be the new mandator with an
economic background and a capable manager who could convene a team
of experts for a more efficient government.
A government of experts supported by the leading political parties
should be given a year to show what it can do, Budisa suggested.
This is HSLS's attitude and anything else would be forgery of the
choice made by the electorate, HSLS's president stated quite
categorically.
Mentioning that he had had the opportunity to observe the
Government from various positions and as the president of the HSLS
and as the deputy prime minister and that he could judge quite
objectively and so he believes that a government of experts would be
far more efficient than any government Racan would convene.
He said that during his talks with President Mesic there was no
mention of concrete names for the new mandator.
He believes that despite various announcements there was a danger
that the future government will not be stable and effective because
it will still consist of several parties and so there is a
possibility to barter for combinations in personnel placement
which will see in a few days.
He commented on 84 alleged signatures with expressed support to
Ivica Racan as the future mandator, questioning whether these
signatures were truly authentic.
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