ZAGREB, Dec 11 (Hina) - Serb People's Party (SNS) leader Milan Djukic has stated that it is unlikely his party will vote for the moved constitutional bill on the rights of national minorities.
ZAGREB, Dec 11 (Hina) - Serb People's Party (SNS) leader Milan
Djukic has stated that it is unlikely his party will vote for the
moved constitutional bill on the rights of national minorities.
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"Although a consensus on the bill has already been reached and there
probably will be no major changes, I will wait for tomorrow's
parliamentary debate and then decide how to vote on Friday," Djukic
told reporters on Wednesday.
The SNS leader said he did not make his support for the bill
conditional on the introduction of a non-fixed quota for minority
MPs, although he did advocate it. He said he was not familiar with
amendments to the bill. Asked if he would vote for the bill if the
parliament adopted all 43 amendments, he answered in the
affirmative.
Djukic believes the bill does not contain any article under which an
ethnic community would have the right to cultural autonomy. "But,
we are given the right to minority self-goverment, which has no
chance of coming to life," he said.
Djukic believes that implementing the Croatian Constitution would
be sufficient with regard to minority rights because it offers much
better solutions than the proposed bill.
The Croatian Constitution is phenomenal and all citizens should
make efforts so that it is respected and implemented in all
segments, he said.
Speaking about the trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan
Milosevic, Djukic said that Milan Babic, a witness for the
prosecution, was among those who were responsible for crimes in
Knin and that 90% of his statements were lies.
Babic's testimony is to Milosevic's advantage, Djukic stated.
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