Karamarko: We did not sign that agreement because it concerns the division of chairs, war spoils

The leader of HDZ, Tomislav Karamarko, stated that the party he heads and the Patriotic Coalition will not sign the agreement to participate in a tripartite government. Zoran Milanović confirmed that he will no longer be prime minister.

It is now completely certain – there will be no tripartite government. HDZ and the Patriotic Coalition have refused to sign the Agreement on Participation in the Tripartite Government proposed by Most.

– We did not sign that agreement because it concerns the division of chairs, war spoils – stated the leader of HDZ, Tomislav Karamarko, in front of the headquarters of MOST, adding that this is a unanimous decision of the party’s Presidency and that he cannot sign Most’s document blankly.

However, he did not miss the opportunity to remind that MOST had revived negotiations with SDP, so he is genuinely interested in whether this will happen with HDZ as well.

But, as things stand now, MOST no longer counts on HDZ. Whether the Patriotic Coalition has completely dropped out of negotiations was a question for Božo Petrov, who did not hesitate in his response.

– As far as we are concerned, it has.

The leader of SDP, Zoran Milanović, confirmed that he is a former prime minister.

– I will no longer be prime minister, that is over. I will do some serious job, we will agree, said Milanović.

What is certain is that the Patriotic Coalition is no longer participating in negotiations. Already on Sunday morning, negotiations will continue between the coalition Croatia is Growing and Most. If Petrov is to be believed, Croatia should have a mandate for a new government by Tuesday. 

Let us remind you, the leader of MOST, Božo Petrov, gave the two major coalitions a deadline until 7 PM on Saturday to respond to the agreement, according to which a non-partisan prime minister or a candidate from Most would head the tripartite government, while all decisions related to the government and the constitution of the Parliament would be made by consensus. The Patriotic Coalition did not agree to the agreement, and the parties of that coalition will spend the next four years in opposition.