ZAGREB, Jan 27 (Hina) - Croatia's future Prime Minister, Ivica Racan on Thursday announced the composition of the coalition Government of six parties. In our opinion, the Government's proposal is optimal. It will depend on the way of
work if this will be the case tomorrow, Racan told a press conference. The new government will contain of 23 members and 19 ministries, namely two more ministries and three more members that the previous Government, headed by Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa. Racan is Croatia's seventh Prime Minister but the first who is not a member of the Croatian democratic Union (HDZ). Along with Racan as the Prime Minister, also in the Government will be Deputy Prime Minister Goran Granic of the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS), and Slavko Linic and Zeljka Antunovic of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The Finance Minister will be Mato Crkvenac of the SDP, Defence Minister Jozo Rados
ZAGREB, Jan 27 (Hina) - Croatia's future Prime Minister, Ivica
Racan on Thursday announced the composition of the coalition
Government of six parties.
In our opinion, the Government's proposal is optimal. It will
depend on the way of work if this will be the case tomorrow, Racan
told a press conference.
The new government will contain of 23 members and 19 ministries,
namely two more ministries and three more members that the previous
Government, headed by Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa.
Racan is Croatia's seventh Prime Minister but the first who is not a
member of the Croatian democratic Union (HDZ).
Along with Racan as the Prime Minister, also in the Government will
be Deputy Prime Minister Goran Granic of the Croatian Social
Liberal Party (HSLS), and Slavko Linic and Zeljka Antunovic of the
Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The Finance Minister will be Mato Crkvenac of the SDP, Defence
Minister Jozo Rados of the HSLS, Interior Minister Sime Lucin of the
SDP, Foreign Minister Tonino Picula of the SDP, Immigration
Reconstruction and Development Minister Radimir Cacic of the
Croatian People's Party (HNS), Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic of
the HSLS, Croatian Homeland War Veterans Minister Ivica Pandjic,
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bozidar Pankretic of the
Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS), Maritime, Transportation and
Communications Minister Alojz Tusek of the HSLS, Justice Minister
Stjepan Ivanisevic (SDP), Minister of Living, Urban Planing, and
construction Bozo Kovacevic of the Liberal Party (LS), sports and
education Minister Vladimir Strugar of the HSS, Labour and social
Welfare Minister Davorko Vidovic of the SDP, Tourism Minister Pave
Zupan Ruskovic, Health Minister Maja Stavljevic-Rukavina, Science
and Technology Minister Hrvoje Kraljevic of the HSLS, Culture
Minister Antun Vujic of the SDP, Ivan Jakovcic of the Istrian
Democratic Assembly (IDS) will be in charge of European
Integration, Zeljko Pecek of the HSLS of craftsmanship, and small
and medium entrepreneurship.
Racan confirmed that Zlatko Tomcic of the HSS was a candidate for
the president of the Croatian National Sabor. Of five vice
presidents of the House of Representatives, three are candidates of
the Coalition Six, namely Mato Arlovic and Zdravko Tomac of the SDP,
and Baltazar Jalsovec of the HSLS. The remaining two must should be
of the Croatian Democratic Union.
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