The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 announced on Tuesday, during his visit to Vodnjan, that he would acquaint Prime Minister and HDZ President Andrej Plenkovi\u0107 very soon, during March, with the name of the person whom he would nominate for President of the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI will probably first acquaint Mr. Plenkovi\u0107 \u2013 during March, very soon \u2013 with my proposal. We\u2019ll talk about the person. And the law which was adopted contrary to the Constitution, they should repeal it. I can\u2019t abide by it because I would be in breach of the Constitution and I took an oath that I would protect it\u201d, said President Milanovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Given the differing opinions on the procedure for proposing and electing the head of the Supreme Court, the President inquired: \u201cIf every time I was in a dilemma I had to run to someone for their opinion on what is written in the Constitution, why then did I run for President? Why did the Croatian political corps elect me and why did I take an oath that I would protect the Constitution \u2013 something I am, I guess, familiar with? Opinions differ, but the fact remains that I am the only one responsible for what I swore to uphold and that is how I will behave\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also commented on the statements made by Prime Minister Plenkovi\u0107, who said that he \u201chas a scenario\u201d for the election of the President of the Supreme Court, which he would propose to the President of the Republic. \u201cMaybe I have a scenario for things under his jurisdiction, but that\u2019s not my job. This is not his job either. Parliament chooses \u2013 as is crystal clear, clearly written in the Constitution. It only needs to be applied directly, without fabricating laws that undermine the President\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked if he already has the name of a candidate, the President replied: \u201cNot right now, but I\u2019m thinking about it. The deadlines expire in July, but I\u2019ll do my best so that we can talk about a candidate this month already. We have a lot of time ahead to analyse and question this person. The President of the Supreme Court can do little, but I want that little in action. So far I haven\u2019t seen even that\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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