Croatian MPs approve Kosor government

After a debate lasting nearly the whole day, Croatia’s parliament gave a vote of confidence last night to the formation of a new govt. headed by Jadranka Kosor. Kosor’s new government, requiring the support of at least 77 of the parliament’s 153 MPs, received 83 votes for and 45 votes against. Croatian MPs approve Kosor government Croatia has thus received its first female prime minister, who has taken the majority of her cabinet from her predecessor Ivo Sanader, together with some new faces. The vote of confidence was preceded by a heated debate between the ruling coalition that offered Kosor its support, and the opposition which called for early elections. As Kosor announced in parliament this morning, her government will include four deputy prime ministers, five new ministers and one new ministry. She told Croatian HTV that one of her priorities as prime minister would be savings, and that she would not be “touching salaries or pensions for the moment,” and that she would be working on “everything else that can be cut back on.” Kosor will be officially sworn in at 10:00 CET today, at Banski Dvori. Jadranka Kosor (FoNet, archive)

Croatian MPs approve Kosor government

Croatia has thus received its first female prime minister, who has taken the majority of her cabinet from her predecessor Ivo Sanader, together with some new faces.

The vote of confidence was preceded by a heated debate between the ruling coalition that offered Kosor its support, and the opposition which called for early elections.

As Kosor announced in parliament this morning, her government will include four deputy prime ministers, five new ministers and one new ministry.

She told Croatian HTV that one of her priorities as prime minister would be savings, and that she would not be “touching salaries or pensions for the moment,” and that she would be working on “everything else that can be cut back on.”

Kosor will be officially sworn in at 10:00 CET today, at Banski Dvori.