NEW B-H GOVERNMENT TO BE FORMED BY END JANUARY

SARAJEVO, Jan 25 (Hina) - Candidate for the post of the new Bosnian premier, Hasan Muratovic, said that he expected that the governments of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina would be established by January 30 at the latest. Speaking at today's press conference in the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) headquarters in Sarajevo, Muratovic said that the Assembly of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina should hold a session today and decide by secret vote on confidence to the central Government. The make-up of the new government would be proposed by the premier designate. #L# Muratovic said that so far he had not been exposed to any party pressures as regards the election of candidates. He stressed that he had held consultations with the Bosnian Croats on their candidates for the new government. Only experts would sit in the new government, Muratovic said, adding, however, that during the recent consultations he had managed to win for the ministerial posts only half of the people he wanted to see as ministers. The future premier stressed that he would personally see to it that the separation of authorities which under the Dayton agreement belong to the governments of the Republic and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina be strictly observed. The federal government would be established by January 30 and according to the existing legal norms, its election would have to be put to vote in the Federation's Assembly. (hina) rm jn 251821 MET jan 96