MOSTAR, Aug 4 (Hina) - A draft of the permanent electoral law for Bosnia-Herzegovina will enter parliament procedure in September, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Bosnia-Herzegovina said
Wednesday. Since the signing of the Dayton Agreement in 1995, elections have been taking place in line with temporary regulations and rules drawn by the OSCE Mission which organised them. Head of the OSCE office for the southern Bosnian region, Gary Matthews, told reporters in Mostar the Council of Europe and the Peace Implementation Council would first review the draft law, after which the bill would be forwarded to both houses of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Parliament. According to Matthews, the permanent electoral law should enable the establishment of greater trust and reconciliation among the peoples in the country, and ensure a greater responsibility of elected leaders.
MOSTAR, Aug 4 (Hina) - A draft of the permanent electoral law for
Bosnia-Herzegovina will enter parliament procedure in September,
the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Mission to Bosnia-Herzegovina said Wednesday.
Since the signing of the Dayton Agreement in 1995, elections have
been taking place in line with temporary regulations and rules
drawn by the OSCE Mission which organised them.
Head of the OSCE office for the southern Bosnian region, Gary
Matthews, told reporters in Mostar the Council of Europe and the
Peace Implementation Council would first review the draft law,
after which the bill would be forwarded to both houses of the
Bosnia-Herzegovina Parliament.
According to Matthews, the permanent electoral law should enable
the establishment of greater trust and reconciliation among the
peoples in the country, and ensure a greater responsibility of
elected leaders.
For the election of members of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency a
preferential principle of voting would be applied, meaning
candidates from one entity would have to collect a certain number of
votes in the other of the two entities.
Elections into the Parliament will be more transparent because
voters will have an opportunity to see all lists of candidates.
One third of the candidates must be women.
Matthews also said the new electoral law in Bosnia-Herzegovina
would decrease the possibility of manipulations with votes.
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