SDP MOST SUCCESSFUL AT ELECTIONS, HDZ FOLLOWS

ZAGREB, Jan 4 (Hina) - According to temporary and unofficial results of the presidential elections in Croatia, 71 representatives from the joint list of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Croatian Social Democratic Party (HSLS) will be in the new composition of the Croatian National Sabor's House of Representatives. The Croatian Democratic Unit (HDZ) will have 40 representatives, the Opposition Four will have 24 representative, while the coalition of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) and the Croatian Christian Democratic Union (HKDU) will have five representatives. These are unofficial results according to the D'Hondt method gathered by noon Tuesday. A total of 140 representatives were being elected in ten electoral units, namely 14 representative per unit. Even though significant differences are not to be expected, changes could occur at the moment the final results are announced. This could happen in electoral units in which electoral lists are more tied according to the number of votes, and in units in which several parties are only insignificantly under or above the electoral threshold, namely by five percent. According to the results announced at noon today, of 71 seats which would be given to the SDP/HSLS coalition, the SDP would have 44 mandates, while the HSLS would have 24. Given that the list in certain electoral unit was in a coalition with another two parties, two seats would be given to the Primorje-Gorski Kotar Party (PGS) and one would go to Slavonia Baranja Croatia's Party (SBHS). Given that the HDZ has not appeared in an coalition on any list, it would have 40 seats in the parliament. Of 24 seats won in 10 electoral units by the Opposition Four, the Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS) would have 16 mandates, the Istrian Democratic Assembly would have four, while the Liberal Party (LS) and the Croatian People's Party (HNS) would each have 2 seats in the parliament. However, the HSS would be given another seat, the 17th, because in a separate electoral unit for minorities, its candidate Zdenka Cuhnil, of the Czech and Slovak minority, is in the lead. The HSP would have four mandates, while its coalition partner, the HKDU, would receive one seat in the parliament. Another five representatives of national minorities will be included in the new composition of the parliament. Along with the 145 representatives, the Croatian National Sabor will include so far an unknown number of representatives from the Croatian Diaspora. The exact number of Diaspora representatives will be announced after the exact results of the elections in the 11th separate unit are made public. (hina) it mm