The party warned that if they did not register by July 24, they would not be able to vote and that their votes could be crucial for the outcome of the elections and the constitutional position of the Bosnian Croat people.
According to official figures, Bosnia's Croat population before the 1992-95 war was about 780,000. According to Church data, their number at the end of 2011 was about 500,000.