The government has done its job and is obliged to abide by the law, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Friday in response to questions if a referendum on Labour Act amendments would be held and about the stance of unions disgruntled with the government's report on the collection of signatures for the referendum.
"We have said everything about the referendum... The government has done its job and is doing its job. The government will abide by Croatian laws, that's our obligation, but some must think that one should not strictly abide by the law. We think one should and that it's our obligation," Kosor told press.
The government said at yesterday's meeting that many irregularities had been noted during a check of voters who signed a petition for the referendum on Labour Act changes. There was no issue with only some 300,000 names, and of the 815,826 signatures collected, it was established that 92,229 were not eligible voters.
A total of 450,000 signatures is required for calling a referendum, for which the government has set aside HRK 170 million (EUR 23.35 million).
Kosor was speaking to press after a meeting of the presidency of her Croatian Democratic Union party, which discussed the political and economic situation.
