Croatian National Assembly

High Representative Christian Schmidt, who is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the peace deal that ended the Bosnian war, warned on Friday that he could intervene using his sweeping powers if politicians in the Federation entity do not find a way to implement election results and form a government in the entity.

Matthew Palmer, acting deputy assistant secretary at the State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, told the US Congress's House of Representatives foreign affairs committee on Wednesday that a post-election crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina could have serious consequences.

Grabar Kitarovic will use her meeting with her Turkish counterpart Erdogan on Tuesday to try to enlist his influence in Bosnia and Herzegovina to support electoral reforms advocated by the Bosnian Croats.

The Bosnia Constitutional Court's most recent set of decisions could lead to a new and dangerous escalation of the current political crisis, opening a "pandora's box", local and international officials told BIRN.

The court, at its latest panel session Thursday, made several decisions on key issues which will likely have a major impact on the country, sources said.