GOOD TURNOUT RECORDED AT POLLING STATIONS ORGANISED IN BOSNIA

SARAJEVO, June 15 (Hina) - The election for Croatia's President was organised and conducted very well (for Croatian citizens) on the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatian Ambassador in Sarajevo, Darinko Bago said to the Hina on Sunday evening, after the closing of polling stations. Bago said that a very good turnout of Croatian citizens was recorded at 19 polling stations in 10 Bosnian towns. "At all places there was a festive atmosphere, and the voting passed without any incident," he added. "Several polling stations were packed, particularly in Mostar and Novi Travnik, as expected," the Ambassador said and explained that this was so because only a limited number of polling stations was agreed upon with Bosnia's authorities and Sunday's events showed that a larger number of polls should have been in Mostar and Novi Travnik. "I hope that people are satisfied, despite such crowds, as they had the occasion to exercise their constitutional right and choose their President," he added. According to first estimates available to the Croatian Embassy in the Bosnian capital, about 40,000 voters went to the polls in Bosnia, but final data will be known after the casts are counted, which is likely to be on late Sunday evening. (hina) mš 152236 MET jun 97