Debt-ridden town to honor Tuđman, and pope

The Croatian coastal town of Split will build monuments to honor Franjo Tuđman and Pope John Paul II, the local administration decided.

Izvor: Veèernje novosti

Monday, 11.07.2011.

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The Croatian coastal town of Split will build monuments to honor Franjo Tudjman and Pope John Paul II, the local administration decided. But Jesus Christ did not fare equally well when councilors voted, because they rejected a proposal to erect the world's largest Jesus statue on a hill above the town. Debt-ridden town to honor Tudjman, and pope The monuments to the former Croatian president and the Roman Catholic religious leader will be located at the city's seaside promenade, Belgrade's Vecernje Novosti daily reports. In order for his Jesus statue idea to be realized, populist Mayor Zeljko Kerum would now have to win the approval of the Croatian Ministry of Culture. But the state, writes the newspaper, "does not support this megalomaniac project at all". Kerum, who owns a supermarket chain, is facing serious financial difficulties, but has pledged to finance the project himself. But there are doubts that he would be able to spend some two million euros necessary for the Jesus statue to be built. The article notes that Kerum previously "deftly used his office to finance his own projects at the expense of the town". Recently, this included a reconstruction of a hotel owned by the mayor, "which caused outrage among the citizens," writes Novosti. According to this, many residents of Split do not support the idea to place the Tudjman and pope monuments on the location selected for that purpose, and view Kerum's initiative as an election campaign ploy. Meanwhile, the town of Split remains debt-ridden, which recently forced the local administration to halt monthly payments of unemployment benefits, worth EUR 70 per person. A view of Split (file)

Debt-ridden town to honor Tuđman, and pope

The monuments to the former Croatian president and the Roman Catholic religious leader will be located at the city's seaside promenade, Belgrade's Večernje Novosti daily reports.

In order for his Jesus statue idea to be realized, populist Mayor Željko Kerum would now have to win the approval of the Croatian Ministry of Culture.

But the state, writes the newspaper, "does not support this megalomaniac project at all".

Kerum, who owns a supermarket chain, is facing serious financial difficulties, but has pledged to finance the project himself.

But there are doubts that he would be able to spend some two million euros necessary for the Jesus statue to be built.

The article notes that Kerum previously "deftly used his office to finance his own projects at the expense of the town".

Recently, this included a reconstruction of a hotel owned by the mayor, "which caused outrage among the citizens," writes Novosti.

According to this, many residents of Split do not support the idea to place the Tuđman and pope monuments on the location selected for that purpose, and view Kerum's initiative as an election campaign ploy.

Meanwhile, the town of Split remains debt-ridden, which recently forced the local administration to halt monthly payments of unemployment benefits, worth EUR 70 per person.

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