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| Croatia's PM Sanader steps down | Croatia's PM Sanader steps down |
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| Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader has announced he will resign and withdraw from politics. | Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader has announced he will resign and withdraw from politics. |
| "I have decided to withdraw from active politics and not to run for the presidency," Mr Sanader said. | "I have decided to withdraw from active politics and not to run for the presidency," Mr Sanader said. |
| The announcement came as a surprise. Croatian media had speculated recently that Mr Sanader would run for president next year. | The announcement came as a surprise. Croatian media had speculated recently that Mr Sanader would run for president next year. |
| The leader of the conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Mr Sanader had been prime minister since 2003. | The leader of the conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Mr Sanader had been prime minister since 2003. |
| But he told reporters at a news conference in the capital, Zagreb: "My job has been done, my political life ends now." | |
| State media reported that he recommended his deputy, Jadranka Kosor, as the best person to replace him. |