ZAGREB, Oct 26 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament on Friday turned down a proposal calling for a referendum that was to decide if Homeland War veterans should be granted equal treatment before courts as enjoyed by all defence and
anti-fascist armies after World War Two. The calling of the referendum was initiated by the national headquarters for the protection of Homeland War values. To that end, more than 400,000 Croatian constituents signed a petition earlier this year. A decision on the calling of the referendum was formally moved by the parliamentary bench of the strongest opposition party, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). Parliament tackled the decision at an emergency session in July, but there was no voting as HDZ bench president Vladimir Seks failed to wrap up his address by midnight, when the session was to end as stipulated by the Constitution, due to what he earlier said were "
ZAGREB, Oct 26 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament on Friday turned
down a proposal calling for a referendum that was to decide if
Homeland War veterans should be granted equal treatment before
courts as enjoyed by all defence and anti-fascist armies after
World War Two.
The calling of the referendum was initiated by the national
headquarters for the protection of Homeland War values. To that
end, more than 400,000 Croatian constituents signed a petition
earlier this year.
A decision on the calling of the referendum was formally moved by
the parliamentary bench of the strongest opposition party, the
Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).
Parliament tackled the decision at an emergency session in July,
but there was no voting as HDZ bench president Vladimir Seks failed
to wrap up his address by midnight, when the session was to end as
stipulated by the Constitution, due to what he earlier said were
"tactical" reasons.
Seks formally completed the address this morning, reiterating that
all conditions for calling the referendum existed. The
parliamentary majority, however, disagreed.
Parliament resumes its 17th session on Nov. 13.
(hina) ha sb