I opozicione partije i partije iz vladajuće koalicije, poput Hrvatske socijalno-liberalne stranke (HSLS) i Hrvatske seljačke stranke (HSS), glasale su protiv tog zakona, koji je vladajuća Hrvatska demokratska zajednica (HDZ) bukvalno progurala kroz parlament.
Both opposition and coalition parties alike, such as the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) and the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS), voted against the bill, which was virtually pushed through parliament by the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).