CRO PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION ISSUES STATEMENT ON BH ELECTIONS

( Editorial: --> 0303 ) SARAJEVO, Sept 14 (Hina) - A delegation of the Croatian National Parliament on Monday welcomed the efforts made by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in scheduling the holding of last weekend's general elections in Bosnia. The delegation, which at OSCE's invitation monitored the elections, also warned about oversights which occurred in the pre- electoral and electoral period. A statement the delegation issued on Monday regrets the "negative words about some parties uttered by the head of the OSCE mission (to Bosnia) Robert Barry on the eve of the elections." The delegation warned that despite long preparations, voter lists were surprisingly muddled and incomplete. The fact that ballots were to be filled in with pencils which may easily be erased made voters suspect there might be a possibility that their trust be abused. The Croatian parliamentary delegation hoped OSCE would schedule next year's municipal elections in a better way. (hina) ha mm 141438 MET sep 98