VOJNIC VOJNIC, June 20 (Hina) - The founding session of the council in the municipality of Vojnic (some 60 kilometres south of Zagreb), set for Wednesday, was not held as councillors of the SDP (Social Democratic Party), SNS (Serb
People's Party) and SDSS (Serb Democratic Independent Party) were prevented by a group of Bosnian Croat settlers from entering the town hall. About a hundred protesters, who gathered in front of the town hall before the start of the session, chanted "We don't yield Croatia" and prevented the councillors from entering the premises. Protesters told reporters that the SDP was openly advocating the take-over of the authorities in Vojnic together with two (Serb) parties - SNS and SDSS. A former municipal major, Mirjam Slavica of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), said that there had been no indications that such a rally was going to be held. The council's first session is postpone
VOJNIC, June 20 (Hina) - The founding session of the council in the
municipality of Vojnic (some 60 kilometres south of Zagreb), set
for Wednesday, was not held as councillors of the SDP (Social
Democratic Party), SNS (Serb People's Party) and SDSS (Serb
Democratic Independent Party) were prevented by a group of Bosnian
Croat settlers from entering the town hall.
About a hundred protesters, who gathered in front of the town hall
before the start of the session, chanted "We don't yield Croatia"
and prevented the councillors from entering the premises.
Protesters told reporters that the SDP was openly advocating the
take-over of the authorities in Vojnic together with two (Serb)
parties - SNS and SDSS.
A former municipal major, Mirjam Slavica of the Croatian Democratic
Union (HDZ), said that there had been no indications that such a
rally was going to be held.
The council's first session is postponed for 14 days.
At the last election, HDZ got five seats, SDP also won five seats,
SDSS two, and SNS one.
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