HDZ BiH President Dragan Čović reacted to the decision of the High Representative in BiH, Kristijan Šmit, who is not recognized by the RS authorities, on technical changes to the Election Law.
Source: SRNA/Sanja Bjelica
He points out that these unprovoked reactions of the OHR come just a few days after positive reports from the EU towards BiH, where the one-year positive results of the executive and legislative authorities in BiH were strongly emphasized. This decision, he adds, completely negates that.
“Bout of any necessity, the high representative imposes 114 changes to the Election Law, which nullifies all the positive effects on our European path. This imposition compromises all the previous positive effects of the parliamentary majority and calls into question their future joint work. The consequences of such impositions at this moment can be unfathomable for the integration perspectives and the European future of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Therefore, we call on the OHR and members of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) to review this decision and take a comprehensive look at its consequences.” emphasizes Čović for FENA.
He adds that the statements of political leaders regarding these imposed decisions are worrisome, from which one can clearly read a visible deviation from the common positions established so far, and what is worst, a clear division on a national basis is recognized.
“The imposition of this and any other laws establishes a practice that renders meaningless the role of the parliament and democratic election representatives, which is the core of democracy. Therefore, we call on all power holders, regardless of their different thinking about the imposed decisions, to comply with the Constitution of BiH and the highest democratic standards, legitimately elected representatives make decisions and lead political processes in BiH”, said the president of HNS.
(Agencies/MONDO)