SARAJEVO, June 6 (Hina) - Representatives of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina (HDZ BiH) today participated in the work of the national parliament which began its session with a discussion on a draft electoral law.
The HDZ decided to boycott the national and federal parliaments in protest of the executive authority established by ten political parties gathered into the Alliance for Changes. After several months of boycotting the parliaments, deputy speaker Mariofil Ljubic recently began to show up at sessions, and all five HDZ MPs attended today's. Two draft permanent electoral laws were discussed today -- one of them drawn up by the Bosnian Council of Ministers and the second which was submitted by Ljubic "on behalf of a group of representatives". Since 1996 the country has been under temporary electoral regulations which were set and changed by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europ
SARAJEVO, June 6 (Hina) - Representatives of the Croatian
Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina (HDZ BiH) today
participated in the work of the national parliament which began its
session with a discussion on a draft electoral law.
The HDZ decided to boycott the national and federal parliaments in
protest of the executive authority established by ten political
parties gathered into the Alliance for Changes.
After several months of boycotting the parliaments, deputy speaker
Mariofil Ljubic recently began to show up at sessions, and all five
HDZ MPs attended today's.
Two draft permanent electoral laws were discussed today -- one of
them drawn up by the Bosnian Council of Ministers and the second
which was submitted by Ljubic "on behalf of a group of
representatives".
Since 1996 the country has been under temporary electoral
regulations which were set and changed by the Organisation for
Security and Cooperation in Europe. The adoption of a permanent
electoral law was set as a condition for Bosnia's accession into the
Council of Europe as full member.
In order for this to happen, the electoral law would have to be
adopted at the national parliament by June 20 so the Council of
Europe's Parliamentary Assembly could give its opinion on the law.
If the national parliament fails to pass the law by the deadline,
Bosnia's membership in the Council would not be considered until
the year 2003.
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