GOTOVAC: OPPOSITION SIX WILL STICK BY THEIR OWN ELECTION BILL

ZAGREB, Sept 8 (Hina) - In the interest of creating conditions for the organisation of a fair election, representatives of the Opposition Six will return to all bodies of the Croatian National Sabor, Opposition Six coordinator Vlado Gotovac said on Wednesday. Representatives of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS), Croatian People's Party (HNS), Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) and the Liberal Party (LS) have not been participating in the work of parliamentary bodies since last year because their proposal on establishing a commission of inquiry to probe into the work of intelligence services was rejected. Gotovac said the requests which were the reason why opposition representatives left all parliamentary bodies cannot be met because of technical reasons in the last parliamentary sessions, and to insist on them would not be productive. According to Gotovac, opposition representatives would probably return also to the Croatian Radio-Television (HRT) Council, because despite the fact that it was not a parliamentary body, the Council still represented a parliamentary obligation. Following today's meeting of the Opposition, Gotovac said the Opposition Six stuck to their election bill which is in parliamentary procedure. The Opposition will continue debating the Croatian Democratic Union's election bill in line with the requests the Opposition has made so far and in line with their stands which are known to the public, Gotovac said. The Sabor now has to decide whether the Opposition election bill (mixed election system) goes into the second reading, he added. (hina) jn rml