a President
a Croatian as federal
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The eight-member collective Presidency yesterday failed to approve
the scheduled succession of Croatian Sljcpan Mesic to its
chairmanship. Mesic was rejected when Serbia cast its ballot and
those of its two provinces of Vojvodina and Kosovo against him. and
Serbia's ally Monirnegro abstained,
orchestrated by Serbian leader
Mesic later saii^hat his rejection would blg^iTheaissc^uucmor^ YugoslaviaMm
Legislative leaders today reportedly will attempt to brokerunder which Serbia would agree to Mcsic'sin return, Croatia and Slovenia wouldthe Kosovar and Vojvodina
some Presidency members arefraem^rariacTirig president until an agreement iscdM
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Serbia, and they may not accept an interim president. Thisthe collapse of the federal Presidency, leaving tbeas the only federal institution of consequence. Seniorincluding Defense Minister Kadijevic. probably willand Slovene officials to compromise, but ifapproach the point where Ihe military must cboosethe country together by force or accepting its dissolution.Army slept in. itnistrt Markovic toof Icgiu hucj
gVaBnaflai' Croatian and Slovene leadersbe under popular pressure to walk away from Ihe Presidency rather than yield lo
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