NEUM, Jan 17 (Hina) - The main committee of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina (HDZ BiH) convened in Neum on Saturday and adopted a decision which proposes reducing the powers of Bosnia's federation -- the
Croat-Muslim entity.
NEUM, Jan 17 (Hina) - The main committee of the Croatian Democratic
Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina (HDZ BiH) convened in Neum on Saturday and
adopted a decision which proposes reducing the powers of Bosnia's
federation -- the Croat-Muslim entity.#L#
The party concluded it would ask for the adoption of a constitutional
law on the transfer of powers within the exclusive jurisdiction of the
federation onto the state, and for said law to regulate the transfer
of powers which until now have been shared by the federal and cantonal
authorities onto the latter, said a statement issued after the
meeting.
The main committee bound the party's presidency to draw up a work
strategy aimed at protecting the national interests of Croats in
Bosnia.
The presidency was also bound to draft a code of conduct for party
members and officials. This decision ensued after participants in the
meeting demanded the ousting of HDZ BiH officials who did not support
Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's HDZ party in the constituency
where the diaspora voted at Croatia's November parliamentary
elections.
The main committee decided to turn down a proposal according to which
Mostar would be divided into six constituencies for municipal
elections in October. The proposal has been put forward by Norbert
Winterstein, chairman of a commission for the reorganisation of the
southern city. The HDZ BiH maintains the proposal puts the city's
Croats into an unequal position with regard to the Muslim residents
and that Mostar should, therefore, have one constituency.
Party president Barisa Colak announced the possibility of a number of
HDZ BiH officials holding posts in state and entity bodies being
replaced for failing to meet expectations.
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