LIBERAL PARTY NOT FOR EARLY ELECTION

ZAGREB, July 9 (Hina) - The Liberal Party (LS) does not believe in an early election and if the Government is convened on certain principles, it has a chance of completing its mandate, president of the LS, Zlatko Kramaric said on Tuesday following his consultation with Croatian President Stjepan Mesic about the new prime minister designate and the new government to be convened. #L# The new prime minister designate should define what the future coalition will be like - whether this will be a coalition of political parties or some ad hoc set up benches. This is one of the principles the LS will insist upon. In response to a question whether Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) MPs who, despite their party's leadership, supported the current government should be allowed to participate in the new government, Kramaric said that they should, on par to their numbers. He added that he believed it was inadmissible that a party can have two benches because this was not possible according to the Sabor Rule Book. It is one thing to support the government and another to give support to hold on to one's position in the Government, Kramaric said adding that a government convened on this basis would not be able to last long and that this could be the cause of new crises. He also said that now was not the time to decrease the number of ministries because this would require changes to the Law on the Government which would once again mean that the Government would once again have to deal with itself. (hina) sp sb