Party of Democratic Progress

As Bosnia starts preparing for autumn general elections, only one candidate's name is known for now, that of Mladen Ivanic.

The current member of Bosnia's state presidency will be the candidate of the main opposition bloc in the country's mainly Serbian entity, Republika Srpska, the Alliance for Changes.

The Republika Srpska Construction Inspection has banned Delta Real Estate, owned by Serbian businessman Miroslav Miskovic, from further construction of the huge "Delta Planet" shopping centre in Banja Luka, the administrative centre of Bosnia's mainly Serbian entity, and ordered it to demolish two illegally built floors within two months.

The National Assembly of Republika Srpska has adopted a resolution proclaiming the entity's military neutrality at a session that opposition and ethnic minority MPs boycotted.

The resolution proclaims the neutrality of the Republika Srpska entity in relation to military alliances, and says the RS is committed to coordinating its future status with Serbia.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday in Belgrade received Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina Mladen Ivanic.

Vucic and Ivanic - who represents Serbs in the tripartite body - "spoke about bilateral relations, political situation in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina and the situation in the region," the government said on its website.

NOVI SAD - Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Ambassador to Serbia Ranko Skrbic told Tanjug on Wednesday that he has tendered an irrevocable resignation.

Skrbic said that he has forwarded a copy of the resignation to President of Republika Srpska (RS) Milorad Dodik, who proposed that he should be appointed to the office in line with the RS Constitution in 2013.

The Republika Srpska National Assembly on Tuesday was set to go ahead with a debate on changes to the law on peace and order after its Committee for European Integration and Regional Cooperation on Monday rejected calls for the law to be withdrawn from the agenda.

The Alliance for Changes, the opposition bloc in Republika Srpska, said a non-Serbian party coalition, Homeland, had agreed to support them in forming a majority government in the mainly Serbian entity.

BELGRADE - Serbia wants the upcoming election in Republika Srpska to be successful and a celebration of democracy, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Friday, stressing that the government of Serbia did not and will not interfere with, or influence the electoral will of the citizens.

The Union for Changes was formally established at a ceremony held on April 30 in Banja Luka, the main city in Republika Srpska.

Three opposition parties in Republika Srpska, one of two entities in Bosnia, on March 19 said they were uniting into one bloc - and would talk to other interested parties prior to the elections.