BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3325

HR-NEGOTIATIONS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3325 BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3325HINA Zagreb July 15, 1999RULING HDZ & OPPOSITION SIX INTERRUPT NEGOTIATIONS ON ELECTORAL LEGISLATIONZAGREB, July 15 (Hina) - The negotiations on new electoral legislation the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and the Opposition Six party group had held over the past several months were interrupted on Thursday due to the refusal of either side to change their stance regarding the date of the next elections. The ruling party believes the date of the elections need not be decided on before consensus is reached regarding an electoral legislation package. The Opposition Six, on the other hand, conditions the consensus on elections called by December 5 at the latest. The negotiations "have failed at this stage, but there are prospects that the HDZ eliminate this standstill," Opposition Six coordinator Drazen Budisa told reporters in Zagreb after talks with HDZ negotiator Vladimir Seks