OSCE SPOKESMAN IN BOSNIA PRESENTS NEW ELECTION REGULATIONS

( Editorial: --> 5239 ) MOSTAR, April 7 (Hina) - Ninety persons indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will not be able to run in the forthcoming September elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina, said David Foley, spokesman for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Foley said this at a press conference held in Mostar on Tuesday, presenting new election regulations adopted by the Provisional Election Commission. Persons who failed to appear before the courts of Bosnia- Herzegovina, Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Republika Srpska and whose indictment for violation of humanitarian law had been approved by the Hague Tribunal will not be able to run in the elections either, said Foley. He did not say how many of those persons there were in Bosnia- Herzegovina. Running in the elections will be forbidden also for officials who were replaced by the Office of the High Representative because of the lack of cooperation, as well as for persons who were taken off candidate lists in last year's local elections and for those who were relieved of their duties during the implementation of last year's election results. Parties and coalitions will have to put up at least three women among the first ten candidates on their lists, Foley said adding the regulation was aimed at returning women to the country's political life. (hina) jn rm 071558 MET apr 98