: Prime Minister Zlatko MATESA (since NA November
1995) and Deputy Prime Ministers Mate GRANIC (since 8 September
1992), Ivica KOSTOVIC (since 14 October 1993), Jure RADIC (since NA
October 1994), Borislav SKEGRO (since 3 April 1993), and Ljerka
MINTAS-HODAS (since November 1995) were appointed by the president
cabinet: Council of Ministers was appointed by the president

Legislative branch: bicameral parliament Assembly (Sabor)
House of Districts (Zupanije Dom): elections last held 7 and 21
February 1993 (next to be held NA February 1997); results - percent
of vote by party NA; seats - (68 total; 63 elected, 5 presidentially
appointed) HDZ 37, HSLS 16, HSS 5, Istrian Democratic Assembly 3,
SPH-SDP 1, HNS 1
House of Representatives (Zastupnicki Dom): elections last held 29
October 1995 (next to be held NA 1999); results - HDZ 45.23%,
HSS/IDS/HNS/HKDU/SBHS 18.26%, HSLS 11.55%, SDP 8.93%, HSP 5.01%;
seats - (127 total) HDZ 75, HSLS 12, HSS 10, SDP 10, IDS 4, HSP 4,
HNS 2, SNS 2, HND 1, ASH 1, HKDU 1, SBHS 1, independents 4

Judicial branch: Supreme Court, judges appointed for eight-year
terms by the Judicial Council of the Republic, which is elected by
the Chamber of Representatives; Constitutional Court, judges
appointed for eight-year terms by the Judicial Council of the
Republic, which is elected by the Chamber of Representatives

Political parties and leaders: Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ),
Franjo TUDJMAN, president; Croatian Democratic Independents (HND),
Stjepan MESIC, president; Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS),
Vlado GOTOVAC, president; Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP),
Ivica RACAN; Croatian Party of Rights (HSP), Ante DAPIC; Croatian
Peasants' Party (HSS), Josip PANKRETIC; Croatian People's Party
(HNS), Radimir CACIC, president; Serbian National Party (SNS), Milan
DJUKIC; Action of the Social Democrats of Croatia (ASH), Miko
TRIPALO; Croatian Christian Democratic Union (HKDU), Marko VASELICA,
president; Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS), Ivan JACKOVIC;
Slanvonsko-Baranja Croatian Party (SBHS)

Other political or pressure groups: NA

International organization participation: CCC, CE (guest), CEI,
EBRD, ECE, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS,
ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM
(observer), OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,
WToO, WTrO (applicant)

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