"Many laws were passed and this was very important," Josipovic told the press when asked to assess the last parliament's work. He said many MPs had worked and justified expectations and that voters would say who had and who had not justified them.

Asked if he was afraid that, because of the latest developments, the parliamentary election campaign could "suffer" and some important topics be sidelined, Josipovic said he believed that all important topics would be discussed during the upcoming campaign.

Asked if he was disappointed by the pre-campaign, Josipovic said it had not gone beyond expectations, adding that the time before an election was always "pointy," but that Croatia had not overstepped the standards valid for all democracies.

"The election will be held in a little over a month, after which parliament and a new government will be inaugurated. A serious job indeed is waiting for the winner," he said, adding that he expected a good turnout.

Josipovic said he would address the public on Wednesday and call on citizens to go to the pools.

Asked if Croatia needed the International Monetary Fund, he said anything that paid off should be done.

"When the government takes office and assesses the state of affairs, it should do everything that is best for Croatia and one should have no prejudices about this," he said, adding that he had nothing against the IMF arriving in Croatia "if it will pay off."

"I'd like us to be able to do without that, but if we can't, why say in advance that we want something or not," said Josipovic.