Serbian
March 17th, 2011, 08:30 PM
Bosnian regional government excludes Croat nationalists, who threaten mass protests
By: The Associated Press
Posted: 03/17/2011 1:42 PM |
Bosnia's political crisis is deepening after a multiethnic coalition that won October elections moved to form a regional government without the participation of Croat nationalists.
The nationalists threatened Thursday to stage mass rallies if the government formation proceeds, which could threaten the stability of a country scarred by ethnic wars.
The crisis in the Bosniak-Croat region of Bosnia centres on who should fill seats reserved for ethnic Croats under the constitution.
The leftist coalition, which united members of both ethnic groups, says it will fill those seats with Croats from its ranks.
The Croat nationalists say that's illegal because they consider themselves the only true representatives of Bosnia's ethnic Croat minority.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/breakingnews/bosnian-regional-government-to-excludes-croat-nationalists-who-threaten-mass-protests-118186784.html
By: The Associated Press
Posted: 03/17/2011 1:42 PM |
Bosnia's political crisis is deepening after a multiethnic coalition that won October elections moved to form a regional government without the participation of Croat nationalists.
The nationalists threatened Thursday to stage mass rallies if the government formation proceeds, which could threaten the stability of a country scarred by ethnic wars.
The crisis in the Bosniak-Croat region of Bosnia centres on who should fill seats reserved for ethnic Croats under the constitution.
The leftist coalition, which united members of both ethnic groups, says it will fill those seats with Croats from its ranks.
The Croat nationalists say that's illegal because they consider themselves the only true representatives of Bosnia's ethnic Croat minority.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/breakingnews/bosnian-regional-government-to-excludes-croat-nationalists-who-threaten-mass-protests-118186784.html