A conflict has deepened within the Croatian Social Liberal Party (IDS) between its current leadership and former president and parliamentary representative Dalibor Paus. Following a meeting of the IDS Presidency held late Monday, Paus will no longer lead the parliamentary group of IDS, PGS, Union of Kvarner, and ISU-PIP. He claims this decision is a political punishment for his recent positions and questions he raised regarding the relationship between IDS and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). The IDS issued a statement after the meeting that did not mention the term 'replacement,' focusing instead on discussions about the functioning of the parliamentary group. Anteo Miloš, who will take over as chairman until the return of Loris Peršurić, will continue in the role. However, Paus shared a different perspective on the meeting through a Facebook post, stating that he received a penalty instead of answers to direct questions he posed to the presidency regarding attempts by HDZ to bring IDS back into order, particularly in the context of events in Barbana. This follows criticism from Anton Kliman, president of the Istrian HDZ and parliamentary representative, who criticized Paus’s簽
Bias read (Progressive): The article frames the situation as a political punishment against Paus for his stance on issues like the Gospić waste case and environmental damage across Croatia, suggesting the IDS leadership is acting against him due to these views. The narrative emphasizes Paus's defense of environmental and公共



