GOVERNMENT WON'T SUBMIT VOTERS' LISTS TO POLITICAL PARTIES

ZAGREB, Dec 2 (Hina) - The Croatian government on Thursday decided political parties will not be submitted with floppy disks or other electronic records with lists of voters for the impending parliamentary elections. All, however, will be able to see the lists. All county general administration offices have been ordered to enable political parties to see the lists of voters, Antun Palaric, the head of the State Management for State Government and Local Self-Government, told the press in Zagreb after the closed government session. Palaric said there existed no legal obligation which would entitle anyone to an integral list of voters. The lists have undergone expert control by the State Management, and county and City of Zagreb Offices for General Administration, Palaric said, and added political control would be undertaken by town and municipal commissions for the verification of voters' lists. Palaric reminded anyone could check if they were on the list, and said a call had already been placed on citizens to check the lists. Palaric was unable to answer questions relative to lists of voters who are members of a national community, saying such questions should be directed to the State Electoral Commission. The State Management received the first request for voters' lists from the Croatian Social Liberal Party, which was subsequently joined by the other parties making Croatia's Opposition Six coalition. (hina) ha mm