2.5 MILLION VOTERS ENTITLED TO VOTE IN BOSNIA MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

SARAJEVO, Aug 28 (Hina) - The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina said on Thursday that 2,525,230 voters were entitled to participate in country-wide municipal elections on September 13-14. OSCE spokesman David Foley told a news conference in Sarajevo that there were no indications of a possible postponement of local polls despite decisions by some members of the dissolved Bosnian Serb Assembly to oppose the holding of elections. It is in everyone's interest that the elections are held and opposition to their implementation could have very negative consequences, Foley said. Foley stressed the OSCE had not been officially informed that the Serb Democratic Party could decide to boycott the elections. (hina) vm 281434 MET aug 97