BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3516 HINA ZAGREB, JANUARY 27

HR-NEW GOVERNMENT-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3516 HINA ZAGREB, JANUARY 27 PAVLETIC APPOINTS RACAN CROATIA'S NEW PREMIERZAGREB, Jan 27 (Hina) - Croatian Sabor President and Acting Head of State Vlatko Pavletic on Thursday appointed Ivica Racan Croatia's new prime minister, and relieved Zlatko Matesa of the same duty. This is occurring at an important moment, not only for Croatian politics, but for the Croatian state and Croatia's near future as well, Pavletic said. He said he was glad to be able to assert that the January 3 parliamentary elections and the transfer of authority had been carried out in an atmosphere of democracy and understanding, in keeping with electoral results and in the shortest time. Pavletic said the new coalition government was turning a new page in Croatian politics. Besides appointing Racan new premier, Pavletic today also appointed the other members of Croatia's new government, and dismissed the ministers which worked under Matesa's government.