SARAJEVO, Jan 13 (Hina) - The Bosnian parliament on Monday confirmed the new government in line with the results of the October 5 election.
SARAJEVO, Jan 13 (Hina) - The Bosnian parliament on Monday
confirmed the new government in line with the results of the October
5 election. #L#
The parliament's House of Representatives supported with a
convincing majority the composition of the country's Council of
Ministers as nominated by its chairman Adnan Terzic.
Along with representatives of the country's three leading national
parties - the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), the Croatian
Democratic Union (HDZ) and the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) - the new
Council of Ministers received also the support of the Party of
Democratic Progress (PDP) and the Party for Bosnia-Herzegovina
(SBiH), which also have ministers in the new government.
HDZ acting president Barisa Colak was elected vice chairman of the
Council of Ministers and Bosnia's Minister of Security, while two
other HDZ members, Mila Gadzic and Ljerka Maric, were elected
Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations and Treasury
Minister respectively.
Mladen Ivanic, leader of the PDP and Republika Srpska Prime
Minister, was elected Bosnia's Foreign Minister, while PDP member
Branko Dokic was elected Transport and Communications Minister.
Mirsad Kebo of the SDA was elected Minister of Refugees and Human
Rights.
The leader of the SBiH and President of the Federation of Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Safet Halilovic, was elected Civil Affairs Minister.
The country's justice minister has not been appointed yet because
the candidate nominated by the SDS did not receive the approval of
the Office of the High Representative (OHR), and the minister will
be appointed later.
All candidates nominated for the key ministerial posts had to be
approved by the OHR after they were checked for possible
involvement in war crimes or other criminal acts or the violation of
the Dayton peace agreement.
Addressing the parliament, Prime Minister Adnan Terzic said he was
aware that his government faced difficult tasks, but added that he
was a moderate optimist because he believed in Bosnia's potential.
Among other things, Terzic promised a significant improvement in
the economic and social situation in the country, estimating that
during his mandate poverty would be reduced by 40% and unemployment
by 30% while the gross domestic product would increase to account
for two thirds of the pre-war GDP.
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