There are no signs that the situation will improve significantly by the time the presidential elections are held in early 2010 , and Sanader would , in these circumstances , enter the campaign as an unsuccessful Prime Minister , so it is an open question as to whether he would hold on to the advantage the HDZ s counting on . But at this moment Sanader is the only serious presidential candidate from the ruling party , and this is something that they have to consider seriously both in the opposition and within the HDZ itself .
Nema naznaka da će se do predsjedničkih izbora početkom 2010 . gospodarska situacija bitno poboljšati , i Sanader bi u takvim okolnostima ušao u kampanju kao neuspješan premijer , tako da je pitanje bi li zadržao prednost na koju računa HDZ . No u ovom trenutku Sanader je jedini ozbiljan predsjednički kandidat stranke na vlasti , a s tim podatkom moraju ozbiljno računati i u opoziciji i unutar HDZ- a .