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Date: 23 Feb 1996 00:41:11
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From: Ivo Skoric 
Subject: DEMOCRACY RULES IN CROATIA
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From: "Ivo Skoric" 

President Tudjman refused to endorse the third democratically elected 
Mayor of Croatian capital Zagreb - because they were not members of 
his ruling HDZ party. Kind of like Clinton banning Giuliani to take 
the office of New York city mayor because he is not a Democrat.

First it was Zdravko Tomac, then Goran Granic and now Jozo Rados.

Tudjman now gets to appoint a mayor in 14 days according to the 
Croatian law (a veritable display of democracy). The city council may 
subject that appointment to a confidence vote and reject Tudjman's 
appointee in 15 days. However the mayor-elect also may dismiss the 
council.

By any means Croatia has the reverse American problem: here Congress 
may unnecessarilly shut down the government and there the government 
may unnecessarilly shut down the country.

ivo
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