HDZ IN TUZLA PROTESTS AGAINST CONSTITUTING OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION

COMMISSION $ S TUZLA, August 8 (Hina) - Leaders of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Soli on Thursday for the first time made a public protest in relation to the constituting of the local electoral commission and electoral committees in Tuzla for the September elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina. "Since not one of the seven members and seven deputies of the municipal electoral commission is a HDZ member, even though that party is represented at the Tuzla Transitional Municipal Council with five councilors, and because municipal authorities did not even consult our committee in occasion of the forming of electoral committees for the September elections, we may rightfully suspect the regularity of the elections and be reserved as regards the principle of the Validity of Electoral Procedure", president of the HDZ Soli County Committee Ivo Andric told a press conference. He added that no HDZ member was deployed at 140 election posts in the Tuzla municipality to supervise the holding of the elections. "Within two or three days we'll confirm our suspicions and officially complain to the Regional Centre of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Tuzla, requesting them to change the factual situation", said Andric. Reporters were also informed of HDZ's inability for promotion during the pre-electoral campaign. (hina) ha 081648 MET aug 96