This gives me hope. The success of Croatia s recent election has compelled analysts to reassess the democratic situation within the country. Kolakovic is guarded about the political situation in Croatia. It s a fledgling democracy that has a long way to go, he says. Klein agrees that Croatia s democracy is at the very beginning stages.
Democracy is more than just a multi-party system with free elections.
I think Croatia has a way to go on that, she states. The economic situation, in relation to Western standards, can be described as depressed. In addition, the majority of Croatia s major companies remain in the hands of the government. Although one cannot expect economic recovery to take place overnight, analysts within Croatia are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The Croatian economy is poised to come in from the cold, he wrote.