translation.bs: "Dao sam mandat za formiranje vlade Ivi Sanaderu jer mi je on dao garancije i uvjerio me da ima podršku preko 77 poslanika u hrvatskom parlamentu," izjavio je Mesić u subotu, nakon što je razgovarao sa svim političkim liderima čije su stranke osvojile mjesta u parlamentu.
translation.en: "I have given the mandate to form the government to Ivo Sanader because he has given me guarantees and convinced me that he has the support of more than 77 deputies in the Croatian Parliament," Mesic said Saturday, after he spoke with all the political leaders whose parties won parliamentary seats.