ZAGREB, Nov 5 (Hina) - Croatian National Parliament president Vlatko Pavletic told reporters Friday the House of Representatives would be dissolved on November 12, ahead of new parliamentary elections. He added there would be no party
bench negotiations on the date for the dissolution. With regards to a motion by the Opposition that the Lower House should keep functioning until its constitutional mandate, November 27, Pavletic said the decision on the dissolution of the Lower House was of a political nature. It is made by the majority party, that is, the party capable of gathering 64 signatures and votes, and in this case it is the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Pavletic said. Commenting on the fact that the Parliament House of Counties has been called on Friday to convene November 11, although it had been announced that it would no longer convene, Pavletic said the session had been called at the requ
ZAGREB, Nov 5 (Hina) - Croatian National Parliament president
Vlatko Pavletic told reporters Friday the House of Representatives
would be dissolved on November 12, ahead of new parliamentary
elections.
He added there would be no party bench negotiations on the date for
the dissolution.
With regards to a motion by the Opposition that the Lower House
should keep functioning until its constitutional mandate, November
27, Pavletic said the decision on the dissolution of the Lower House
was of a political nature. It is made by the majority party, that is,
the party capable of gathering 64 signatures and votes, and in this
case it is the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Pavletic said.
Commenting on the fact that the Parliament House of Counties has
been called on Friday to convene November 11, although it had been
announced that it would no longer convene, Pavletic said the
session had been called at the request of MPs from various parties
who wished to voice their opinions on the draft temporary budget for
the first three months of next year.
(hina) lml