Jutarnji list reports - according to "well-informed sources within HDZ leadership" - that Ivo Sanader will resign as prime minister and chairman of HDZ party. According to same sources, Sanader will also drop any plans to compete in presidential elections.
New prime minister and leader of party will be Jadranka Kosor. Presidential nomination will be offered to Andrija Hebrang, leader of party's hard right. If he refuses, offer goes to Dragan Primorac, minister of science who recently threatened with resignation.
This decision is unexpected, to put it mildly. Some of the reasons will be explained at 14:00.
There were speculations that Sanader would abandon his premiership in order to run for president. As president, he would still have power without being responsible for economic situation that proved to be worse than anyone predicted. However, this move is too drastic. I suspect something like catastrophic worsening of health or maybe message from Bruxelles after which he abandoned any hopes of Croatia joining EU soon.
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