BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH

HR-PREMIER-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4677HINA Zagreb, July 12, 2002PM: PARTNERS BELIEVE IT'S NO TIME FOR REDUCING NUMBER OF MINISTRIESZAGREB, July 12 (Hina) - Premier designate Ivica Racan on Friday told journalists that most of his potential coalition partners realised that there was a need to reduce the government, however, they did not consider this was the time to do so. "The partners believe that the new government concept should be prepared by the new government, which should legalise it for the duration of its mandate," Racan said after consultations with the heads of the Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS), Croatian People's Party (HNS), and the Liberal Party (LS), as well as a representative of the Independent Liberals bench, Jozo Rados. When asked if that meant that his proposal was not accepted, Racan answered in the positive, adding that reforms could not be imposed. "My opinion alone is not enough for such a complex reform proces