BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3496

HR-ELECTIONS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3496 BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3496HINA Zagreb, 7 January 2000NINE LEGITIMATE CANDIDATES TO RUN IN PRESIDENTIAL POLLZAGREB, Jan 7 (Hina) - President of the Croatian National Electoral Commission, Marijan Ramuscak, on Friday issued the official list of candidates to run in the January 24 presidential elections in Croatia. The candidates are: Drazen Budisa (Social Democratic Party-Croatian Social Liberal Party coalition), Anto Djapic (Croatian Party of Rights), Mate Granic (Croatian Democratic Union), Ante Ledic (independent candidate), Slaven Letica (independent candidate), Tomislav Mercep (Croatian Popular Party), Stjepan Mesic (Croatian People's Party), Ante Prkacin (New Croatia) and Zvonimir Separovic (independent candidate). Because legal preconditions had not been fulfilled, relating to necessary 10,000 signatures for a candidacy, the Commission has dismissed 13 candidacies. Asked if the Commission had checked whethe