Croatian Democratic Union leader Dragan Covic told the press in Sarajevo it had been agreed the House of Representatives would have 87 seats in the future, of which three reserved for national minorities.
This is twice the current number of deputies and the increase was the result of the evaluation that the state lower house must be strengthened in order to meet increasing demands.
However, talks will continue on the powers and election of the upper house, the House of Peoples.
Sulejman Tihic, leader of the Muslim Party of Democratic Action and member of the state presidency, once again voiced dissatisfaction with the negotiations. He said that conceptual differences among the participants, resulting from doubts as to the future roles of the two entities, still existed.
This notably refers to the future role of the president of state and doubts as to his term or possible rotation with two vice presidents.
Mladen Ivanic, state foreign minister and leader of the Serb Party of Democratic Progress, reiterated that Serb politicians would continue to resolutely object to any attempt to reduce the roles of the two entities or to abolish them, which is something Tihic insists on.