ZAGREB, June 24 (Hina) - Vladimir Seks of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) on Thursday told reporters in Zagreb he has the ruling party's full mandate to reach an agreement on new electoral legislation with the Opposition Six
group. HDZ's parliamentary bench president and party vice president Seks was responding to opposition leaders who questioned his authenticity as a negotiator. "It is unfair and insulting to contest the legitimacy of my statements, because I make them on behalf of the HDZ parliamentary bench and the entire party," Seks said when asked to comment on the Opposition Six's demand of today that the ruling party issue a written statement on their additional suggestions to an agreement on new electoral legislation reached in May. The Opposition Six claims HDZ's vice presidents were giving contradictory public statements on the course of negotiations with the opposition. Seks on
ZAGREB, June 24 (Hina) - Vladimir Seks of the Croatian Democratic
Union (HDZ) on Thursday told reporters in Zagreb he has the ruling
party's full mandate to reach an agreement on new electoral
legislation with the Opposition Six group.
HDZ's parliamentary bench president and party vice president Seks
was responding to opposition leaders who questioned his
authenticity as a negotiator.
"It is unfair and insulting to contest the legitimacy of my
statements, because I make them on behalf of the HDZ parliamentary
bench and the entire party," Seks said when asked to comment on the
Opposition Six's demand of today that the ruling party issue a
written statement on their additional suggestions to an agreement
on new electoral legislation reached in May.
The Opposition Six claims HDZ's vice presidents were giving
contradictory public statements on the course of negotiations with
the opposition.
Seks on the other hand insists the Opposition Six is setting new
demands even though it had already signed an agreement. These
demands represent an ultimatum, he says.
Seks therefore welcomed Opposition Six coordinator Radimir Cacic's
statement that what they had forwarded to the HDZ were only
suggestions, and not binding conditions for negotiations.
"If it is true that they are now saying these are not ultimate
demands, then I welcome this," Seks said.
The HDZ will issue a written statement on the suggestions most
probably on Monday, he added, and called on the opposition to resume
negotiations and cooperation.
Seks maintains the passing of a new electoral law cannot be
conditioned on consensus regarding a parliamentary resolution on
security and intelligence services, the establishment of a
commission which would probe into the possible abuse of those, the
passing of a law on Croatian Radio-Television, and on electoral
units.
Seks said he would request the Opposition Six to guarantee they
would renounce making any further conditions not compliant with
those in the May 25 agreement.
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