FIFTH CONVENTION OF HDZ BH ENDS

( Editorial: --> 4522 ) MOSTAR, May 17 (Hina) - The two-day fifth convention of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina (HDZ BH) ended with the election of four vice presidents and a new, five-member party Presidency. The convention was held in Mostar, southern Bosnia. According to the electoral committee, the new HDZ BH vice presidents are Jozo Maric, Pero Skopljak, Kresimir Zubak and Dragan Covic. A fifth vice-president will be elected by the party's Central Committee. The newly-elected party Presidency includes Jadranko Prlic, Slavica Josipovic, Ivan Bender, Dragan Vrankic and Ivo Andric- Luzanski. In his speech, the party's new president, Ante Jelavic, expressed gratitude for the trust he had been shown. The participants decided to accept his speech as an official document of the convention. (hina) ha 171638 MET may 98