In a statement about a highly controversial concert given by far-right Croatian singer Marko Perković (Thompson) on 5 July in Zagreb, the Central Committee of the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia stresses out:
"The New Communist Party of Yugoslavia expresses its deep concern and outrage over the recent concert held by the singer Thompson in Zagreb. Although formally announced as a musical event, the concert was in fact organized and staged as a political rally, with the full support and participation of the Croatian Catholic Church.