ZAGREB, September 17, 2019 – Prime Minister and HDZ president Andrej Plenković said on Monday the party’s leadership discussed full and strong support for President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović in her re-election campaign and maximum engagement by all party members in that, adding that they must act responsibly in the interest of the HDZ’s victory in all upcoming elections.
Speaking to the press after a meeting of the HDZ Presidency and National Council, Plenković said they also talked about the direction in which they were running the government and the country. “At the session there was strong and clear support for the direction which has ensured political stability and the stronger European and international positioning of Croatia.”
He said everyone at the meeting “understands that in every election campaign it’s important to have a coherent party policy, which must be uniform.”
“I expect everyone to refrain from any activity which is aimed at positioning in the intra-party campaign,” he said, adding that such members were confusing the membership and the electorate, undermining the party’s goals to have Grabar-Kitarović re-elected and its approval ratings.
Plenković said all party members must all be mature and responsible in the interest of the HDZ winning all upcoming elections.
Asked about his recent statement that Miro Kovač, who said he would run for party president, was irrelevant, Plenković explained that he said it “deliberately in order to stop confusing the public and the membership. Right now, the entire HDZ supports this government’s direction. This direction means the HDZ’s inclusive policy, notably towards minority members of parliament.”
He said intra-party elections would be held within the deadline.
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