Racan blamed the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS), the second largest in the five-party ruling coalition, for his decision and stressed that if he were to form a new government, it would not include HSLS.
Račan je Hrvatskoj socijalno liberalnoj stranci (HSLS), po značaju drugoj partiji petočlane vladajuće koalicije, pripisao krivicu za svoju odluku i istakao da, ukoliko dobije mandat za sastav nove vlade, ona neće uključivati HSLS.