OSCE CAN APPLY ARBITRATION IN 39 MUNICIPALITIES

( Editorial: --> 7601 ) SARAJEVO, 27 Jan (Hina) - New chairman of the OSCE mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina Robert Barry, who succeeded Robert Frowick in the post, on Tuesday informed the press in Sarajevo about the outcome of last September's municipal elections. According to Barry, today's meeting of the Temporary Election Commission for BH confirmed election results for 45 municipalities (which elected municipal councils), and the results for the remaining 13 will be confirmed by the end of the week. "In the next two weeks regional committees for implementation of election results will recommend that they be implemented in 39 municipalities where local government bodies have not been established yet," stressed Barry. "Hence, there are 39 municipalities where the head of the OSCE mission in BH and the High Representative can apply their definite and binding arbitration," said Barry. (Hina) mm mr . 271931 MET jan 98