MOSTAR CROATS WILL NOT ACCEPT EU-DECREED ELECTION RESULTS

MOSTAR, 10 July (Hina) - The president of the Mostar branch of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mile Puljic, on Wednesday stated that the Croat side in Mostar would not accept results of the local elections, should the EU Administration in Mostar publicize them in a decree. Commenting on the request by the president of the Mostar Election Commission, Reuf Zaimovic, that the EU Administration publish final election results in a decree, Puljic said that such a move would 'lead the EU Administration into the abyss of lawlessness'. 'If the EU Administration fails to pass this test, legal insecurity in historic Bosnian elections scheduled for September, would increase as well', Puljic warned. According to Puljic 'HDZ is not asking for any favours, it just wants the election law to be respected'. (hina) rm 101756 MET jul 96