BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4673 HINA Zagreb, July 8

HR-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4673 HINA Zagreb, July 8 SDP IN FAVOUR OF RACAN AS NEW PRIME MINISTER DESIGNATEZAGREB, July 8 (Hina) - Representatives of the Social Democrat Party (SDP) parliamentary bench on Monday morning relayed to Croatian President Stjepan Mesic that the SDP supported the possible appointment of the resigned Premier Ivica Racan at the post of the new prime minister designate. President Mesic commenced his consultations on the future PM designate on Monday morning with the talks with SDP representatives, Mato Arlovic and Milanka Opacic. After that, Mesic will receive representatives of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), and at noon Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) officials. The schedule of the consultations was determined on the basis of the number of parliamentary seats each of the parties holds. After the talks with the head of state, SDP MP Mato Arlovic told reporters that the SDP proposed Racan as the new PM designate in accordance to the