Tomislav Sokol: My wife withdrew her candidacy due to pressure from people in top positions in HDZ

HDZ MEP Tomislav Sokol stated that his wife Ana Župić Sokol was pressured by people in top positions in HDZ.
Ana Župić Sokol withdrew her candidacy for the head of the Zagreb organization of the HDZ Women’s Association a day before the election, despite having enough signatures.
Sokol said the pressure came from individuals in the Zagreb City Committee of HDZ who wanted to prevent pluralism and reduce elections to acclamation.
Sokol believes that negative selection threatens the party’s personnel devastation and that HDZ should give opportunities to new generations.