Croatia: Ethnic Serb party backs frontrunner

"Ivo Josipović is the kind of president that Croatia needs in the next decade," said the deputy leader of the Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS).

Izvor: Tanjug

Thursday, 31.12.2009.

16:47

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"Ivo Josipovic is the kind of president that Croatia needs in the next decade," said the deputy leader of the Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS). Milorad Pupovac pointed out that the "strongest Serb party" in Croatia was supporting the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate. Croatia: Ethnic Serb party backs frontrunner Pupovac, MP in the Croatian parliament, held a news conference together with Josipovic and presented conclusions from the last night’s meeting of the SDSS presidency. “Based on the content of his program, approach and previous parliamentary work we know that Josipovic has the strength, idea and vision,” Pupovac said. According to him, Josipovic "will be able to do a lot regarding Croatia’s European integrations, internal political relations and solving of difficulties in Croatia". The SDSS deputy president said that he could "mobilize over 50,000 party members and voters just like in the previous local elections", and added that although the SDSS was a member of the ruling coalition with the Croat Democratic Union (HDZ), "it did not have any obligations regarding the presidential elections". Thanking Pupovac, Josipovic said that the party's support "meant a lot", and added that "the ethnic minorities issue" was very important for Croatia’s affirmation in the world and its internal relations. The SDP candidate also stated that "a lot of work has already been done", but that "a long road toward complete respect of the rights of ethnic minorities awaits Croatia". Josipovic’s election camp announced that their candidate had so far received the support of the independent presidential candidates Nadan Vidosevic and Dragan Primorac, Croatian National Alliance (HNS) candidate Vesna Pusic and Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) candidate Damir Kajin. Josipovic won 32.42 percent of votes in the first round and he will face Zagreb Mayor and a former member of the SDP Milan Bandic in the runoff on January 10. Bandic won 14.83 percent of votes in the first round. Also in Zagreb, Josipovic and Bandic took part in a televised debate, where Josipovic said that Croatia should keep pursuing its genocide lawsuit against Serbia, filed in 1999 before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Croatia: Ethnic Serb party backs frontrunner

Pupovac, MP in the Croatian parliament, held a news conference together with Josipović and presented conclusions from the last night’s meeting of the SDSS presidency.

“Based on the content of his program, approach and previous parliamentary work we know that Josipović has the strength, idea and vision,” Pupovac said.

According to him, Josipović "will be able to do a lot regarding Croatia’s European integrations, internal political relations and solving of difficulties in Croatia".

The SDSS deputy president said that he could "mobilize over 50,000 party members and voters just like in the previous local elections", and added that although the SDSS was a member of the ruling coalition with the Croat Democratic Union (HDZ), "it did not have any obligations regarding the presidential elections".

Thanking Pupovac, Josipović said that the party's support "meant a lot", and added that "the ethnic minorities issue" was very important for Croatia’s affirmation in the world and its internal relations.

The SDP candidate also stated that "a lot of work has already been done", but that "a long road toward complete respect of the rights of ethnic minorities awaits Croatia".

Josipović’s election camp announced that their candidate had so far received the support of the independent presidential candidates Nadan Vidošević and Dragan Primorac, Croatian National Alliance (HNS) candidate Vesna Pusić and Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) candidate Damir Kajin.

Josipović won 32.42 percent of votes in the first round and he will face Zagreb Mayor and a former member of the SDP Milan Bandić in the runoff on January 10.

Bandić won 14.83 percent of votes in the first round.

Also in Zagreb, Josipović and Bandić took part in a televised debate, where Josipović said that Croatia should keep pursuing its genocide lawsuit against Serbia, filed in 1999 before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

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