ZAGREB, Oct 24 (Hina) - Croatian President Stipe Mesic today consulted Premier Ivica Racan and the latter expressed readiness to accept a postponement in the adoption of constitutional changes, so that the best solutions can be
achieved by additional elaboration, said Veljko Mratovic, the head of the President's working group in charge of constitutional amendments. A draft text of amendments should be completed in the two coming weeks, but owing to differences in certain issues, additional consultations are likely to take more time. We maintain that there are some problems about draft constitutional changes, but they are not insurmountable, Mratovic said on Tuesday. In the opinion of the President's think-tank it is of less importance whether the amendments will be adopted eight or 15 days sooner or later, he added. President Mesic and his advisor on internal affairs, Igor Dekanic,
ZAGREB, Oct 24 (Hina) - Croatian President Stipe Mesic today
consulted Premier Ivica Racan and the latter expressed readiness to
accept a postponement in the adoption of constitutional changes, so
that the best solutions can be achieved by additional elaboration,
said Veljko Mratovic, the head of the President's working group in
charge of constitutional amendments.
A draft text of amendments should be completed in the two coming
weeks, but owing to differences in certain issues, additional
consultations are likely to take more time.
We maintain that there are some problems about draft constitutional
changes, but they are not insurmountable, Mratovic said on
Tuesday.
In the opinion of the President's think-tank it is of less
importance whether the amendments will be adopted eight or 15 days
sooner or later, he added.
President Mesic and his advisor on internal affairs, Igor Dekanic,
today declined to comment on stands the head of the Croatian Social
Liberal Party (HSLS), Drazen Budisa, presented in an interview in
today's issue of the "Vecernji List" daily. The HSLS leader claimed
that Mesic's proposals (on constitutional changes) departed from
his pre-election promises to help transform the current semi-
presidential system into a parliamentary one.
After his meeting with the working group, Mesic, asked by reporters
to comment on Budisa's views, shortly answered: "Who is he?"
Mesic's advisor Dekanic declined the possibility that the country
might face destabilisation due to a lack of agreement on the
constitutional changes, explaining Croatia has a constitution and
legitimately and legally elected national parliament, government
and president.
There is no political crisis, but experts and MPs are working hard
on the matter so that we can have a better draft text of the
constitutional changes, Dekanic emphasised.
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