ZAGREB, Apr 23 (Hina) - Representatives of three Croatian opposition parties on Friday assessed as unacceptable the fact that the government did not want to speak before the parliament about the situation in Croatia's largest press
distributor Tisak and its employees' strike. "It is a violation of the Constitution, because it is known that the government accounts to the parliament," Djurdja Adlesic of the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) told reporters at a press conference convened on that occasion. Adlesic demanded on behalf of a six opposition party group that the government voice its opinion about the Tisak issue. House of Representatives vice president Zarko Domljan said the government did not want to do so for the time being, adding the government had held a press conference at which necessary information was given. Adlesic said a press conference was held by the ruling Croatian Democratic
ZAGREB, Apr 23 (Hina) - Representatives of three Croatian
opposition parties on Friday assessed as unacceptable the fact that
the government did not want to speak before the parliament about the
situation in Croatia's largest press distributor Tisak and its
employees' strike.
"It is a violation of the Constitution, because it is known that the
government accounts to the parliament," Djurdja Adlesic of the
Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) told reporters at a press
conference convened on that occasion.
Adlesic demanded on behalf of a six opposition party group that the
government voice its opinion about the Tisak issue.
House of Representatives vice president Zarko Domljan said the
government did not want to do so for the time being, adding the
government had held a press conference at which necessary
information was given.
Adlesic said a press conference was held by the ruling Croatian
Democratic Union (HDZ), "but the government and the parliament are
not only the HDZ, since other parties sit in parliament too."
Adlesic said she believed the current situation at Tisak suited the
HDZ. If people have no possibility of reading the papers, "they are
forced" to watch Croatian Television (HTV) which, she assessed,
"means the selection of news items is possible."
She backed her claim with the fact that HTV did not report on press
conferences held by the HSLS and the Social Democratic Party (SDP)
on Thursday.
According to Ante Tukic of the Liberal Party, the Tisak case was a
scandal. The whole situation with the company was made to "enable
the control of those who are undisciplined and the removal of those
who disobey."
Tukic also wondered, "where has the huge Tisak money gone."
Zeljka Antunovic of the SDP assessed the strike was causing great
material and political damage.
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