Ivan Turudić proposed as new state attorney general

The Croatian government on Thursday decided to propose High Criminal Court judge Ivan Turudić as the candidate for the new State Attorney General.

Turudić will succeed the current head of the prosecutorial authorities (DORH), Zlata Hrvoj-Šipek, if his appointment is supported by at least 76 lawmakers in the 151-seat national parliament.

Turudić was one of the four shortlisted candidates for this position after Hrvoj-Šipek said that she would not rerun for the office. The other three were lawyer Mladen Dragičević, Deputy State Attorney-General Emilijo Kalabrić and Split County Deputy Prosecutor Nikša Wagner.

Croatian Prime Minister Plenković said that the eight-member government task force in charge of nominating the best candidate for the post, which on Wednesday interviewed all four candidates, had unanimously opted for Turudić.

The task force also found that Turudić's program was the best and that it provided the most convincing arguments in favour of his appointment, Plenković said, adding that Turudić is "a distinguished judge with great experience."