ZAGREB, Nov 5 (Hina) - Representatives of six Croatian opposition +parties said on Friday that the Parliament had made a new step in +invalidating parliamentarism and democracy. + They announced they would undertake new measures with
regards to +the issue.+ Representatives of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Croatian +Social Liberal Party (HSLS), Liberal Party (LS), Croatian +Peasants' Party (HSS), Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) and the +Croatian People's Party (HNS) told reporters today that they would +present concrete measures next Thursday, after the leadership of +the six parties confirm the decision already adopted by the +parties' presidents.+ The opposition representatives said they had been "forced into a +situation to make a resolute move", recalling two incidents which +occurred during Thursday's session of the Sabor's House of +Representatives.+ One of the complaints
ZAGREB, Nov 5 (Hina) - Representatives of six Croatian opposition
parties said on Friday that the Parliament had made a new step in
invalidating parliamentarism and democracy.
They announced they would undertake new measures with regards to
the issue.
Representatives of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Croatian
Social Liberal Party (HSLS), Liberal Party (LS), Croatian
Peasants' Party (HSS), Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) and the
Croatian People's Party (HNS) told reporters today that they would
present concrete measures next Thursday, after the leadership of
the six parties confirm the decision already adopted by the
parties' presidents.
The opposition representatives said they had been "forced into a
situation to make a resolute move", recalling two incidents which
occurred during Thursday's session of the Sabor's House of
Representatives.
One of the complaints was that the ruling Croatian Democratic Union
(HDZ) party had refused Friday's live TV broadcast of a discussion
initiated by the six opposition parties concerning the
establishment of a commission of inquiries, which would
investigate possible authority abuse by intelligence services.
The other was the accusation of Drago Krpina (HDZ) that Ivica Racan
(SDP) was "deeply involved in the distribution of narcotics in
Croatia".
After the MPs from six opposition parties on Thursday walked out of
the house session in protest over the refusal of their request,
Krpina asked whether the six opposition parties would suggest the
establishment of a commission of inquiry to investigate whether
Ivica Racan was distributing drugs in Croatia.
Krpina added that he had received the information about Racan from
an official at the SDP, whose name he did not specify.
Quoting Krpina's remarks, Racan said that the accusations made by
the HDZ spokesman and advisor to the Croatian President, clearly
proved that democracy and parliamentarism in Croatia was on a
"pathetic level".
Racan was given support from representatives of the other
opposition parties.
"Yesterday was the day of the death of parliamentarism in Croatia,"
Drazen Budisa of the HSLS said.
Vlado Gotovac (LS) assessed that "from that point onwards,
parliamentarism became pointless."
Racan announced a motion on the establishment of a commission of
inquiry to investigate drug trafficking routes in Croatia and the
placement of responsibility for drugs distribution.
The SDP reacted to Krpina's statements by issuing a statement
saying that such accusations, containing no evidence whatsoever,
"overstepped the boundaries of normal, if at all, political
communication, turning it into a condition of disorder and lynch".
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