According to unofficial sources, senior Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) official Andrija Hebrang was offered Sanader's slot as presidential candidate in next year's election, and accepted.
Prema nezvaničnim izvorima, visokom zvaničniku Hrvatske demokratske zajednice (HDZ) Andriji Hebrangu ponuđeno je Sanaderovo mesto predsedničkog kandidata na izborima sledeće godine i on je to prihvatio.