ZAGREB, Nov 23 (Hina) - Commenting on preliminary unofficial results of Sunday's parliamentary vote in Croatia, Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) leader Ivo Sanader said the results were a clear order of the voters to give the HDZ the
mandate to form the new government.
ZAGREB, Nov 23 (Hina) - Commenting on preliminary unofficial
results of Sunday's parliamentary vote in Croatia, Croatian
Democratic Union (HDZ) leader Ivo Sanader said the results were a
clear order of the voters to give the HDZ the mandate to form the new
government. #L#
These are not the final results, they may be slightly more
favourable, party leader Ivo Sanader told reporters at the party's
election headquarters. The HDZ is the only unquestionable, big
election winner and we consider this an order of Croatian citizens
to the strongest and most stable party to finally move Croatia
forward, Sanader said.
Commenting on the allocation of the mandate to form the new
government, Sanader said it was logical for the president of the
republic to hold consultations first with the leader of the
strongest party, and voiced confidence that he would meet Mesic
very soon to discuss the matter.
Commenting on cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal in The
Hague and the announcement of new indictments, Sanader said the HDZ
would act in the most responsible manner with regard to that
matter.
Croatia will fulfil its international obligations and we want to be
very clear and decisive in that area, but we cannot accept some
statements such as those in the indictment against General (Ante)
Gotovina. The HDZ wants to see Croatia in NATO in 2006 and I believe
that goal can be achieved, and in the EU in 2007, which is a very
ambitious goal, but one that realistically can be accomplished,
Sanader said.
Croatian citizens have shown that they appreciate responsible
state policy, Sanader said, adding that his priority was the
improvement of living standards.
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