Complex sentence: After the HSLS split in 1997, Banac joined the Liberal Party, keeping a critical distance towards the government even after LS became part of a new governing left-centre coalition in 2000.
Split into simpler sentences: After the HSLS split in 1997, Banac joined the Liberal Party. He kept a critical distance towards the government even after LS became part of a new governing left-centre coalition in 2000.