OPPOSITION MPS' RESIGNATIONS TO BE SENT TO PARLIAMENT PRESIDENCY

ZAGREB, Nov 26 (Hina) - The Committee for Election, Appointment and Administrative Affairs of the Sabor's House of Representatives on Thursday decided to forward materials with a list of resignations of 37 MPs to the Parliament's Presidency. The Sabor's Presidency should discuss the materials and decide whether they should be included in the parliamentary agenda and if so, on what date. The decision of Opposition MPs not to take part in the work of working bodies will affect the work of the House of Representatives and it is a politically important topic which should be discussed by the Parliament Presidency, said the Committee's president Franjo Greguric. In a short discussion, the Committee members assessed that the resignation is an individual act and therefore should not be no discussed by the Committee. They also mentioned that one should wait for the outcome of the announced meting between representatives of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and the bloc of six Opposition parties. The 37 Opposition MPs submitted their resignations on November 12, dissatisfied with the marginalisation of the Parliament and its insufficient role in the political life as well as with the impossibility of performing their parliamentary functions. Their discontent culminated after a refusal of their request for the establishment of a commission of inquiry to probe into the possible misuse of intelligence services. (hina) rml