Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader to proveon floor
Croatian President Stipe Mesic said Sanader convinced him that with his allies, he would get lawmakers' support for the formation a new government.
Croatia's president on Saturday asked Prime Minister Ivo Sanader to form a new government after the Nov. 25 general elections.
Stipe mesic says that Sanader would likely gain the support of a majority in parliament.
Sanader's governing conservatives won the most votes but fell short of an outright victory.
Mesic formally designated the incumbent premier to form a ruling coalition three weeks after Sanader's conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won the most seats in a parliamentary poll.
HDZ claimed 66 of the 153 seats, but had to overcome a post-election challenge by the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), which, with 56 seats, also tried to scramble a broad majority coalition.
Sanader secured a second consecutive term by winning over the Farmers' Party and the Liberal Party (HSS/HSLS), with eight seats, along with several minority representatives and the sole representative of the Pensioners' Party.
He has 'provided guarantees that he has the support of more than the minimum 77 deputies,' Mesic told national television.
Sanader is yet to announce the composition of the upcoming cabinet, which is expected to swell from the current 17 members to more than 20 in order to satisfy coalition demands.
SDP still did not give up. Its leader Zoran Milanovic said on Saturday that he had asked President Mesic to give him the mandate to form a center-left government.
If Sanader fails to win a majority in parliament, Mesic could then ask the SDP to try to form a government. If the party fails too, new elections could be called.
Croatia's president on Saturday asked Prime Minister Ivo Sanader to form a new government after the Nov. 25 general elections.
Stipe mesic says that Sanader would likely gain the support of a majority in parliament.
Sanader's governing conservatives won the most votes but fell short of an outright victory.
Mesic formally designated the incumbent premier to form a ruling coalition three weeks after Sanader's conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won the most seats in a parliamentary poll.
HDZ claimed 66 of the 153 seats, but had to overcome a post-election challenge by the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), which, with 56 seats, also tried to scramble a broad majority coalition.
Sanader secured a second consecutive term by winning over the Farmers' Party and the Liberal Party (HSS/HSLS), with eight seats, along with several minority representatives and the sole representative of the Pensioners' Party.
He has 'provided guarantees that he has the support of more than the minimum 77 deputies,' Mesic told national television.
Sanader is yet to announce the composition of the upcoming cabinet, which is expected to swell from the current 17 members to more than 20 in order to satisfy coalition demands.
SDP still did not give up. Its leader Zoran Milanovic said on Saturday that he had asked President Mesic to give him the mandate to form a center-left government.
If Sanader fails to win a majority in parliament, Mesic could then ask the SDP to try to form a government. If the party fails too, new elections could be called.
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