ZAGREB, Croatia, July 1 (UPI) -- Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader Wednesday said he resigned all his political posts including president of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union, or HDZ.
Sanader, 56, told a news conference in Zagreb his deputy Jadranka Kosor will lead the government and the HDZ party. He said he is stepping down on personal reasons and rejected rumors he could run in the 2010 presidential election.