OPPOSITION OFFICIAL SAYS NEW CABINET WILL PASS BUT CRACK ON BUDGET

SPLIT, July 26 (Hina) - The president of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) reiterated on Friday his party would not support prime minister designate Ivica Racan's new cabinet. Ivo Sanader maintains, however, that Racan will get the necessary 76 votes in parliament through coalition lobbying, on the quid pro quo principle. #L# Despite parliament's endorsement, the new government will break in a few months on the allocation of budgetary funds for ministries, Sanader told reporters in Split. He said that in Europe coalitions were created "in favour" of a programme while Croatia had created a coalition "against" former head of state Franjo Tudjman and his party, the HDZ. The Croatian coalition's only motto is "accuse and promise, and once in power, we will manage somehow," said Sanader. He announced the HDZ would endorse a constitutional bill on national minorities in parliament next Tuesday as national minorities were not a burden but a wealth. Sanader also said the HDZ would insist on giving Croatian emigrants the basic constitutional right to vote. As for the upcoming Sinjska Alka tournament, he said he would attend but advocated depoliticising the event. (hina) ha