Croatian President Zoran Milanović said today that he was not up for a debate with Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and that he had not considered resigning as President of the Republic.
Milanović told journalists in Zadar, where he participated in the celebration of the University Day, that the decision of the Constitutional Court that he should not be a candidate in the parliamentary elections was a shot in the arm, reports Hina.
"That 'come out and fight,' I don't care about the debate with Plenković. We had it in 2016, and he was defeated. Even that is not a guarantee that you will win the elections," Milanović said.
He said that the HDZ wants him to resign so that they can capture everything and added that he is not so naive.
"I resign and the Constitution determines who succeeds me. The one who succeeds me resigns and he determines who will succeed him. And what if the third resigns? You see how strange that interpretation is. So HDZ decides," Milanović said. .
"I'm doing this because I have to. Just like I ran for office because you forced me to do it," he pointed out and added that Plenković "is now playing the role of a good father and a good father, while pushing bandits for state prosecutors."
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When asked if he was participating in the campaign, he answered in the affirmative and added that the decision of the Constitutional Court was a "pointless shot".
"I am the president of Croatia, elected by the will of the citizens, they were installed there like kitchen elements. Which started to rot. That's the difference," he added.
He said that he will never be a member of any party again, but that his commitment is left center.
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