{"id":35739,"date":"2025-01-22T17:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&p=35739"},"modified":"2025-01-23T11:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T10:34:13","slug":"president-milanovics-inauguration-set-for-18-february-at-the-office-of-the-president-of-the-republic","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovics-inauguration-set-for-18-february-at-the-office-of-the-president-of-the-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107\u2019s Inauguration Set for 18 February at the Office of the President of the Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cFirst of all, I would like to thank you once again \u2013 because I have not addressed the public since election night \u2013 to those who gave me their support, and reiterate that I stand behind every sentence I said back then. Now we must move forward, work, and cooperate as much as possible,\u201d said the President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 today, revealing that his inauguration will take place on the 18th<\/sup> of February at the Office of the President of the Republic on Pantov\u010dak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs for the inauguration, it will be like the last time and the time before that \u2013 on the 18th<\/sup> of February in Zagreb. After some thought and deliberation, I decided that it would once again be held at the Office of the President on Pantov\u010dak. I wasn\u2019t entirely sure what to do, unlike five years ago when I was certain, but frankly, I couldn\u2019t even convince myself of the validity of changing my decision \u2013 if I didn\u2019t go to St. Mark\u2019s Square five years ago, what would I do there now? Continue the campaign?\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany people have been calling me, expressing the wish for the inauguration to be held in a public space. However, I made the decision five years ago, and I\u2019m simply committed to it. I believe the reasons for it are the same as they were five years ago. It is a civil, formal ceremony where we celebrate… a democratically elected President of the modern Croatian republic. Perhaps there will be slightly more people. I will invite some friends and certain family members, who were not invited to the first inauguration. Apart from my mother and niece, no one else attended,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107, explaining his decision, but also confirming that he will send an invitation to the Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Prime Minister responded as he did, and that is his right. As for extending congratulations, I have to repeat for the umpteenth time: it is not important, and I did not extend congratulations either. I do not believe that this is a decisive moment in democracy. I consider it to have been concluded with the announcement of the election results. Whoever wants to congratulate is free to do so,\u201d said the President, adding: \u201cI thank the Archbishop of Zagreb for the kind letter, but that is his decision and his style.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Milanovi\u0107 stated that he had sent Prime Minister Plenkovi\u0107 a request for a meeting of the Defense Council, but had not received an official response. Instead, the Prime Minister informed him through the media that he would send the documents he wanted to discuss. \u201cI have not received the documents, so I will wait. The Council has not met for three years. There are documents that, by law, the President is required to approve, and it is normal for them to be prepared collaboratively, not simply sent to me for consent. These elections are over, and I can say that they were a kind of plebiscite on the issues that stood out during the campaign. One of these issues was the role of the President as Commander in Chief \u2013 not just on weekends or every seventh Friday of the month, but every day, twenty-four hours a day. Not the Government, not the Minister, but the President. This should always be kept in mind when considering so-called powers. I see this as my duty and obligation. The Constitution obliges me to certain responsibilities; these are not granted by the Government or HDZ. This has also been confirmed by the citizens,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107, adding that the Prime Minister had not officially responded to his invitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe country cannot function without the work of such bodies; they provide a format and framework in which soldiers \u2013 or more specifically, the Chief of the General Staff \u2013 can openly and constructively express themselves, even about problematic issues. Not the Parliament, not parliamentary committees \u2013 that\u2019s not the place. Those are political arenas, and you won\u2019t see soldiers there. No one has locked them up; the Commander in Chief will not allow them to go there. But at the Defense Council and the National Security Council, the Chief of the General Staff can certainly, without the presence of cameras, speak candidly about what is wrong, without personally offending or stepping on anyone,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Milanovi\u0107 also commented on the fact that Croatia still does not have agreed-upon ambassadors in several countries, noting that he had previously not appointed party-affiliated candidates for diplomatic missions, but rather individuals with experience and university professors. \u201cBe careful with the lists \u2013 the Decision from 2012, which my Government adopted in agreement with then-President Josipovi\u0107, is still in force. In agreement, because you can\u2019t do anything without an agreement with the President, as the countersignature is mutual. Neither side can force the other to do anything. At that time, a very reasonable and high-quality document was adopted to outline how to reach a solution,\u201d said the President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am not giving any lists to Mr. Plenkovi\u0107, nor should Mr. Radman bring lists to me. He should come, sit down with my Head of Office, and then we can see. Let\u2019s see what we will do with the main centres of diplomatic representation \u2013 what is most important to the Government? Because we are co-creators of foreign policy; we jointly shape and implement it according to the Croatian Constitution. An agreement needs to be reached. I do not have any party-affiliated candidates. I am not selling off mandates and positions. There are people outside of diplomacy who are capable of doing this job, but the emphasis is on people from within the service,\u201d underscored President Milanovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The President also commented on the case of former Minister Josip Dabro. \u201cI saw the same thing you did,\u201d he said, adding that the Minister \u2018paid the price\u2019 for what he did. \u201cWeapons should not be kept in the house, but if they are, then one should know how to use them and store them properly. He made a mistake,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about calls to boycott stores, President Milanovi\u0107 said that we haven\u2019t seen such a surge in prices in years. \u201cRetailers don\u2019t care because they will sell the goods anyway, and it will be difficult to rein them in. The problem exists, and as for how much the Government can solve it… I won\u2019t comment on that now,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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