67 PARTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN BOSNIAN ELECTIONS

( Editorial: --> 0442 ) SARAJEVO, June 11 (Hina) - Sixty-seven political parties and eight independent candidates will participate in general elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina which are to take place on September 12 and 13. Spokesman for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dardan Gashi, said in Sarajevo Thursday that 71 parties had registered to participate in the elections, but after their applications had been checked, four of them had been found not to satisfy one or more set conditions. Political parties made up of a part of members from another already registered party have the option to register for the elections by July 1. However, they also must go through the procedure envisaged for registration, and the final decision on the acceptability of their applications will be made by the Temporary Electoral Committee. Parties which intend to participate as part of party alliances, must apply by June 27. (hina) lml as 111356 MET jun 98