“If the procedure is completed no later than the spring of next year, it means that the question of re-issue of local elections is the topic question again, especially the elections in Mostar. It all depends on the political will. Indeed I think it would be necessary to make it, it is time that this have to happen, “said Bariša Čolak, Chairman of the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly.
According to him, the political parties are already designated representatives working within the parliamentary commission for the amendment to the electoral law, and in the meantime the Council of Ministers appointed a special committee to monitor the implementation and propose solutions is in charge of the case “Sejdic-Finci”. By his words, the Croatian side in negotiations is ready to reach an agreement on all outstanding issues on the model of European democratic practices with regard to the fact that Bosnia and Herzegovina has the only national peculiarities and other inherited problems.
“Now that we have established a government-level HNŽ- we should make certain preparations and begin conversation on Mostar, “said Ljubo Bešlić, Mayor of Mostar.
Mostar has become a priority issue, since the elections in this city are not held for seven years and only power has the Mayor of Mostar. In Mostar elections have not been held since 2008 because the slow provision of Mostar. About elections in Mostar, again it will be included international organizations in order to bring the most important actors in the city on the Neretva River, which should reach a compromise solution. In the meantime, two committees started to work on amendments to the Election Law.
Support and willingness to implement reform is evident from the ambassador of the USA in BiH Maureen Cormack, on this occasion, a meeting with the President of the City Board of HDZ Damir Džebo was helded in Mostar. During the meeting it was stressed that it is neccessary to intesify discussions of political parties in Mostar. It is expected that the US will have special envoys to the negotiations this time in Mostar, which is just another indication of how much they care about the solutions to this problem.
(Source: Večernji list)
