SPLIT HSLS ADVOCATES ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERIM CITY AUTHORITY

SPLIT, May 29 (Hina) - A representative of the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) branch in the southern city of Split said on Monday his party would form an alliance neither with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) nor with the Croatian Bloc, led by the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). If these two groups fail to reach an agreement, the HSLS will propose that a minority city authority be established, he said. The Split HSLS branch agreed at a meeting last night that the party should remain in the political centre and do all it can to bring the SDP and the Croatian Bloc closer as both options belong to the Croatian national corps. "However, if this fails, the Split HSLS will suggest the establishment of a minority city administration," said the branch president Miroslav Bulicic. "One option would be to try and bring together people from the city who do not belong to any party and who would try to govern Split in the interest of the city and the region for a period of six months or a year, given that for the time being the two opposed sides have no intention of establishing dialogue," Bulicic said. "The Split HSLS is unanimous that the Croatian political scene has divided into the Left and the Right, particularly in Split, and that this is not good for the future of the city or the state," he said. (hina) rml