 The political purpose of this national organization, sponsored by the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ), was to involve as many people as possible in activities on the party agenda, without the restrictions and negative connotations of direct party control.The SSRNJ also was chartered as a national arbitration forum for competing, cross-regional interests.Although party officials were forbidden to hold simultaneous office in SSRNJ, the top echelon of the latter was dominated by established party members.