BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5166

HR-BULLETINS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5166 HINA Zagreb 13 December 2003HDZ NATIONAL BOARD SUPPORTS PARTY LEADERSHIPZAGREB, Dec 13 (Hina) - Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) president Ivo Sanader said on Saturday the party's National Board had fully supported him, the party's Presidency and leadership in holding talks with coalition partners on parliamentary support to the new government. The HDZ National Board has also fully supported a government reshuffle, a reduction of the number of ministries, and the implementation of the platform for which constituents voted, Sanader said. He added the National Board had also adopted a decision on the incompatibility of simultaneously holding the posts of MP and mayor. HDZ officials to whom this applies will have to choose between the two, which has also been suggested for municipal heads, he said. The HDZ National Board is satisfied with the party's success at last month's parliamentary polls and thanked voters for their confid