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Croatia's ruling HDZ elects PM-designate as its new chief
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 04 - 07 - 2009

Croatia's ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
party Saturday elected prime minister-designate Jadranka Kosor as the
party's new head after the surprise resignation of Ivo Sanader, according to dpa.
Kosor was elected to lead Croatia's strongest party with an
overwhelming majority, local media reported.
"I will rule the country and the party with strong woman's hand,"
Kosor said. "I will be ambitious for Croatia and I want Croatia to be
ambitious with me."
Earlier Saturday, media reports said President Stjepan Mesic late
Friday gave Kosor a mandate to form a new government, two days after
Sanader's withdrawal from politics.
"I believe that the new government will be formed on Monday."
Kosor said Friday after a marathon five-hour meeting with Mesic and
members of all parliamentary parties and minorities.
"I expect the new government to continue pro-European politics,"
Mesic said.
Kosor's mandate was no surprise as Sanader earlier hinted that the
56-year-old had support from both him and the ruling coalition.
Kosor will be Croatia's first female prime minister. A former
reporter on war veteran issues - a job which gained her popularity
among the fighters who are an influential part of Croatian society,
Kosor is a loyal Sanander supporter.
She must now take on the difficult task of bringing Croatia
through the financial crisis, which has hit this Adriatic country
hard.
Sanader, whose reasons for withdrawing from politics are still
unclear, will remain honorary member of the HDZ. Some, however
believe that he could reappear later in the autumn, just in time for
presidential elections.
Kosor, at the HDZ congress in Zagreb, supported Andrija Herbrang
as HDZ presidential candidate for the coming elections.
"I am looking forward to working with Herbrang in creating our
foreign policy," Kosor said.


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