GOTOVAC LEAVES HSLS - BUDISA CONFIRMED NEW PRESIDENT

( Editorial: --> 6378 ) ZAGREB, Dec 6 (Hina) - Vlado Gotovac on Saturday left the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) which he had headed until the seventh convention of last weekend. Thirteen other members of the party's high council left the party, while five handed in their resignation to membership at the council. Yesterday, Gotovac announced the establishment of a new liberal party. Drazen Budisa was today officially proclaimed new president of the HSLS. The high council today agreed with yesterday's conclusion of a statutory commission on the indisputability of Budisa's election as new president of the party. Budisa was elected new president at the party's seventh convention. (hina) ha 061456 MET dec 97