PULA, Jan 18 (Hina) - Independent presidential candidate Ante Ledic told a panel in the northern port of Pula on Tuesday his advantage in relation to other presidential candidates was the fact that he had never been member of any
party. Ledic said he did not belong to either the left or the right, but stood upright on the rampart of Croatian interests and the Croatian state. Unemployment is the biggest affliction of Croatia's economy, and it cannot be reduced without production, Ledic asserted. He added Croatia's economic crash was the result of the fact that in the past, key positions were appointed on the basis of party belonging, friendly or family ties, and not on the basis of competence, diligence, and inventiveness. Ledic said the northern peninsula of Istria had perfect conditions for the development of agriculture, as nowhere else in the world. In the last five years, US$5.5 billio
PULA, Jan 18 (Hina) - Independent presidential candidate Ante Ledic
told a panel in the northern port of Pula on Tuesday his advantage in
relation to other presidential candidates was the fact that he had
never been member of any party.
Ledic said he did not belong to either the left or the right, but
stood upright on the rampart of Croatian interests and the Croatian
state.
Unemployment is the biggest affliction of Croatia's economy, and it
cannot be reduced without production, Ledic asserted.
He added Croatia's economic crash was the result of the fact that in
the past, key positions were appointed on the basis of party
belonging, friendly or family ties, and not on the basis of
competence, diligence, and inventiveness.
Ledic said the northern peninsula of Istria had perfect conditions
for the development of agriculture, as nowhere else in the world.
In the last five years, US$5.5 billion of agricultural product of
dubious quality has been invested instead of giving Croatian
farmers the opportunity to meet domestic requirements and to
export, he reminded.
Ledic believes the former slogan "A Wealthy Individual - A Wealthy
State" should be replaced by "A Wealthy Farmer - A Wealthy State",
and that it should be used to facilitate exporting on the European
market.
(hina) ha mm