VLADIMIR POLJIC ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BH PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF PEOPLES

SARAJEVO, Dec 4 (Hina) - The process of establishment of legislative authorities in Bosnia-Herzegovina in keeping with the September election results was completed on Friday with a constituent session of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Parliament House of Peoples. The state House of Peoples in Sarajevo today confirmed mandates for 14 out of 15 representatives who have been delegated to that body by the BH Federation and Republika Srpska parliaments. The Bosnia-Herzegovina Parliament's House of Peoples includes five MPs each from among the three constituent peoples. At its last session, the Federation Parliament decided that Croats be represented by four MPs from the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina (HDZ BiH) and one from the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP). The Office of the High Representative (OHR) for implementation of the Dayton peace agreement and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have rejected the appointment of the HSP candidate requesting that the fifth Croat representative be from the New Croat Initiative (NHI) as the second Croat runner up in the September elections. HDZ MP Vladimir Soljic was elected the first president of the state Parliament House of Peoples. (hina) mm rml