Speaking at a meeting of the party's Primorje-Gorski Kotar County branch in the northern Adriatic city of Rijeka, Djapic said that these might be the most important local elections since 1990. He added that he expected his party to achieve the best results to date and that in most towns and counties decisions would no longer be made without the HSP.
Djapic noted that his party would run in the May 15 elections independently, saying that "only strong parties run in elections on their own". He added that the HSP's local branches would be able to enter into a coalition with other parties only with his personal approval.
The HSP leader rejected media allegations that he was negotiating with the ruling HDZ party on entering the government, saying that he was not interested in a ministerial post at the moment and that negotiations on entering the government would be possible only after the HSP confirmed its power at elections.
Djapic said the HSP was open to talks with any party that viewed the HSP as a freshness to the country's political life.
Djapic also said he expected the next parliamentary elections to be held ahead of schedule and that his party would win.