Croatia’s prime minister resigns, quits politics

In a surprise announcement, July 2009, Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said he was resigning and quitting politics altogether after a 20-year career. He said the time had come for others to take over at the top.

Subsequently, Croatia's ruling party elected prime minister-designate Jadranka Kosor as the party's new head after the surprise resignation of Ivo Sanader. She was formally elected by the Croatian parliament on the 6

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BBC News, 1.7.09: Croatia's PM Sanader steps down http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8128746.stm

BBC News, 4.7.09: Croatia closer to first woman PM http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8134577.stm

Deutsche Welle, 7.7.09: Croatia approves first female prime minister http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4460972,00.html

France24, 7.7.09: Kosor becomes first woman PM http://www.france24.com/en/20090707-kosor-first-woman-prime-minister-croatia

EurActiv, 2.7.09: EU deplores Croatian PM’s resignation http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/eu-deplores-croatian-pm-resignation/article-183725

The Economist, No.8639, 11.7.09: Croatia's new prime minister. The dilemmas of Diocletian http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13996431

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