MINORITIES TO HAVE 15-17 REPRESENTATIVES IN THE PARLIAMENT - SNS

ZAGREB, June 8 (Hina) - National minorities should have the right to elect 13 percent of representatives to the Croatian National Sabor, representatives of the Serbian People's Party (SNS) told a press conference on Tuesday. Of 120 to 130 representatives to the Croatian National Sabor's House of Representatives, minorities should be able to have 15 to 17 representatives. According to the SNS President, Milan Djukic, the Serb minority should have eight or nine representatives at the Sabor. Djukic is opposed to a draft electoral law, which was, after talks with six parties of the Croatian Opposition, made by the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). Djukic expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that he was not invited to talks held between Vladimir Seks of the HDZ and representatives of Opposition parliamentary parties outside of the 'Opposition Six' and representatives of minorities. If the Sabor endorses the draft bill, according to which Serbs would have only one representatives at the Croatian National Sabor, the SNS and other Serb organisations would not participate in the upcoming elections, Djukic said. The Italian and the Jewish communities, even though smaller, they also have one representative in the parliament, Djukic concluded. (hina) it