UPPER HOUSE SUPPORTS UNANIMOUSLY BILL ON CONSTITUENCIES

ZAGREB, Feb 4 (Hina) - The Croatian Parliament House of Counties on Tuesday unanimously supported a bill on constituencies for local elections, which was in an urgent parliamentary procedure. An assistant Minister of Administration, Antun Palaric, said the act was necessary for the holding of elections. Palaric added that it was necessary to bring the act into conformity with a recently adopted act on areas of counties, towns and municipalities under which a great number of new units of local self-government and government has been organized. During a short discussions many amendments were proposed on including certain settlements and communities into constituencies and adding new constituencies. The Upper House backed several bills on confirming international agreements including a bill on confirming an Agreement on a loan for urgent reconstruction of transportation and mine clearance, signed by Croatia and International Bank for Development and Reconstruction. The Upper House will be in session on Wednesday. (hina) jn mš 041958 MET feb 97