{ "id": "RS21703", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "RS21703", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 104563, "date": "2004-01-06", "retrieved": "2016-04-08T14:31:08.687544", "title": "Croatia: 2003 Elections and New Government", "summary": "In parliamentary elections held on November 23, 2003, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ),\na\nright-wing party of the late former wartime President Franjo Tudjman, won a plurality of the vote.\nThe HDZ had dominated Croatia's political scene from 1990 until its defeat in the 2000 elections.\nIvo Sanader, who succeeded Tudjman as HDZ party leader and refashioned the party along more\nmoderate, less nationalistic lines, became Prime Minister of a minority government in December\n2003. The Sanader government will likely face significant domestic challenges as well as close\ninternational scrutiny over its performance in a number of issue areas. This report analyzes the\nelections and key issues facing the new government. It will not be updated. For additional\ninformation, see also CRS Report RL32136 , Future of the Balkans and U.S. Policy\nConcerns .", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/RS21703", "sha1": "8ae7cb22bd6d623e49e8028fedb7146b52589552", "filename": "files/20040106_RS21703_8ae7cb22bd6d623e49e8028fedb7146b52589552.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RS21703", "sha1": "174034dea1dc075a249e4e7bdbb6b48495844b61", "filename": "files/20040106_RS21703_174034dea1dc075a249e4e7bdbb6b48495844b61.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [] }