ZAGREB, July 16 (Hina) - The Croatian government early Monday morning won a crucial confidence vote, despite fierce opposition from the nationalists. After the 12-hour long discussion on a vote of confidence in the Ivica Racan
government, who was forced to call the vote after his 18-month old coalition split over the government's decision to transfer two high-ranking officers to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague, 93 MP voted in favour and 36 against. Representatives of the ruling coalition supported the government, while members of the Croatian Democratic Union, the Croatian Party of Rights, the Croatian Christian Democratic Union and the Democratic Centre did not. The parliament continued the session with a discussion on relations with the ICTY, proposed by the HDZ.(hina) it sb
ZAGREB, July 16 (Hina) - The Croatian government early Monday
morning won a crucial confidence vote, despite fierce opposition
from the nationalists.
After the 12-hour long discussion on a vote of confidence in the
Ivica Racan government, who was forced to call the vote after his
18-month old coalition split over the government's decision to
transfer two high-ranking officers to the war crimes tribunal in
The Hague, 93 MP voted in favour and 36 against.
Representatives of the ruling coalition supported the government,
while members of the Croatian Democratic Union, the Croatian Party
of Rights, the Croatian Christian Democratic Union and the
Democratic Centre did not.
The parliament continued the session with a discussion on relations
with the ICTY, proposed by the HDZ.
(hina) it sb