DEADLINE FOR VOTERS' REGISTRATION IN BOSNIA EXTENDED TO JUNE 28

SARAJEVO, June 12 (Hina) - The deadline for the registration of eligible voters for September's Bosnia local elections has been prolonged from 16 June to 28 June. The Provisional Electoral Commission, rendered a decision on prolongation, the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) mission said in Sarajevo on Thursday. The deadline for registration of voters who live outside Bosnia- Herzegovina is not changed and expires on June 14, the same sources have said. According to data available to the OSCE mission so far, 1,700,000 voters have been registered for the forthcoming elections, and it is a very low number compared to the number of registered voters for last year's general elections when 2.4 million people cast their ballots for bodies of the state and entities' authorities. (hina) mm mš 121301 MET jun 97