FIVE OPPOSITION PARTIES STAGE NEW-YEAR RECEPTION FOR DIPLOMATS

ZAGREB, Jan 12 (Hina) - The association of five Opposition parties, called the "New Parliament" today staged a new-year reception for the diplomatic corps, Parliament and Government members and church dignitaries. The host, Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) chairman Zlatko Tomcic, delivered a brief speech explaining the "New Parliament"'s aims. Replying to Tomac on behalf of the guests, German Ambassador Horst Weisel stressed the importance of striking the "right balance between the ruling and the Opposition parties." The "New Parliament" includes the Croatian People's Party, the Croatian Peasant Party, the Istrian Democratic Parliament, the Croatian Christian Democratic Union and the Croatian Party of Slavonia and Baranja. (hina) as 122127 MET jan 96