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BRUSSELS/SARAJEVO, October 3 (FENA) - A member of the European Parliament Tineke Strik made a statement regarding yesterday's elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
"I warmly welcome the results of yesterday’s elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It looks like many citizens rejected the ethno-nationalist corrupted politics of the past, and show to be in favor of EU integration.
The EU should grasp this momentum to help the country forward. These results were however overshadowed by the use of the Bonn Powers by the OHR to impose a new election law that caters the interests of the ethno-nationalistic HDZ party and its sister party in Zagreb.
By doing so, Schmidt has severely complicated the reform process. Bonn Powers should be treated with great integrity and proportionality. Its use on election day shows a total disrespect for the citizens who made use of their democratic rights. It significantly damaged the OHR as an institution, which is still highly needed today, unfortunately," concluded Strik in her statement.
(FENA) S. R.
