$ EMENT ZAGREB, Feb 19 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman officially refused to approve Jozo Rados (member of the Croatian Social Liberal Party, HSLS) as Zagreb Mayor and Zagreb County Prefect, the President's Office said in a
statement Monday.
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ZAGREB, Feb 19 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman
officially refused to approve Jozo Rados (member of the Croatian
Social Liberal Party, HSLS) as Zagreb Mayor and Zagreb County
Prefect, the President's Office said in a statement Monday. #L#
President Tudjman made his decision on Saturday, the statement
said, in order "to secure that executive authorities in the Zagreb
city and county function regularly".
He also refused to approve Eduard Kunjko (member of the
Croatian Independent Democrats - HND) as a Zagreb County deputy
prefect, but approved Bozidar Pankretic (of the Croatian Peasants'
Party - HSS) and Igor Dekanic (of the Croatian People's Party -
HNS) as deputy prefects.
The statement specified that the decision on mayor has been
made in line with the article 21, line 3, of the Zagreb City Act
and the Article 32, line 3, of the Local Self-Government and
Administration Act. The decision of deputies to the county prefect
invoked the Article 34 of the Act.
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