Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Serbs to Hold Referendum on State Courts

The assembly of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, has voted on Wednesday to hold a referendum on confidence in the country's state justice system and in the authority of High Representative to Bosnia.

Out of 76 deputies present, 45 voted in favor while 31 abstained. The referendum will be held in mid-September.

Rival Bosnian Serb Blocs Battle Over Referendum

The assembly of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, will hold a special session next week to vote on holding a referendum challenging the authority of Bosnia's High Representative and the state judicial institutions.

The session was requested by the Republika Srpska President, Milorad Dodik, who is launching the initiative for the second time in four years.

Bosnian Serbs Delay Electricity Price Rise After Protests

The government of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity has halted an announced increase in electricity prices at the last moment after coming under fierce pressure from consumers, experts, unions, the opposition and even some members of the ruling parties.

"As a single mother, I was outraged," a resident of the northwestern town of Prijedor told BIRN on Thursday, about the plan.

"Bosnia to return to Dayton, or move toward RS independence"

Milorad Dodik thinks that Bosnia-Herzegovina will move either towards returning to the original Dayton agreement, or toward the independence of the RS.

The leader of the Serb entity in Bosnia, the Serb Republic (RS), spoke on Monday in Belgrade, during a lecture at the Faculty of Political Sciences dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the peace accord reached in Dayton, Ohio.

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