BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO.3777 HINA ZAGREB, 10 OCTOBER 2000

HR-POLITICS-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO.3777 HINA ZAGREB, 10 OCTOBER 2000 LOWER HOUSE ADOPTS DRAFT ON CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGESZAGREB, Oct 10 (Hina) - The Croatian National Sabor's House of Representatives on Tuesday adopted with a majority vote a draft on constitutional changes, aimed at replacing the current semi-presidential system with a parliamentary one. Eighty-two deputies voted for the draft, deputies of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) and the Croatian Christian Democratic Union (HKDU) voted against, whereas independent representative Ivo Loncar abstained. The constitutional changes are aimed at strengthening the role of the Sabor which would mean that the government would answer exclusively to the parliament. The draft also envisages changes to the role of the government, which would assume greater responsibility in the field of foreign and internal policies, especially as regards economic development. Also, the co-signa