RULING COALITION WILL CONSIDER BUDISA INITIATIVE - SAYS RACAN

ZAGREB, Nov 13 (Hina) - Prime Minister Ivica Racan said on Monday the ruling six-party coalition would consider HSLS president Drazen Budisa's initiative for an annexe to a coalition agreement. Key issues have to be discussed, but the discussion should not be concluded outside institutions, parliament and the government, Racan told Croatian Radio. Budisa, president of the Croatian Social Liberal Party, the second strongest in the ruling coalition, told Croatian Television on Sunday the six parties should sign an annexe to the coalition agreement in view of avoiding conflicts and disagreements within the coalition in the future. Racan, president of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the coalition's strongest, said today the new situation called for discussing how the coalition could act more effectively, how the institutions - the government and parliament - in which the coalition acted and decided, could be made more accountable and efficient. "The coordination of the (six) party presidents can only help in that, but must not take the place of the government or parliament, where decisions are made," he said. According to Racan, it will also be important to establish an adequate method for exchanging opinions, agreeing on and harmonising steps not only along the line of the government and parliament, but that of the president of the republic too. Racan said this did not mean the future would hold no problems in store. The problems which need solving are so complex that differences and conflicts as to their solving among the parties are possible, he said. He believes the issue should be made democratic, namely that differences should be shown without hesitation, that citizens should see that problems can be solved in various ways. The ruling coalition comprises SDP, HSLS, HNS (Croatian People's Party), HSS (Croatian Peasants' Party), IDS (Istrian Democratic Assembly), and LS (Liberal Party). (hina) ha jn