With his move, though it was not clear that Mesic expressed the majority of the Croatia's sentiment at the time, he reinforced himself as an acute and active figure on the country's political scene.
Tim potezom je Mesić - iako nije bilo jasno da li je time odražavao raspoloženje većine Hrvata - ojačao svoju poziciju pronicljivog i aktivnog aktera na hrvatskoj političkoj sceni.