14.11.2000

OBN News Review, 14 November 2000

Headlines

  • OSCE Mission announced further election results
  • Theme of TV INFO: How to solve the problem of illegal construction in Mostar?
  • Hand counting of votes in Palm Beach, Florida has been cancelled
  • An agreement on German delivery of electric power for Serbia has been signed in Belgrade

Sarajevo

OSCE announced further election results. SDP, SDA and HDZ won the largest number of votes in the Federation, while SDS leads in the RS. Final results should be announced by 17th November. Reported by Svjetlana Celic.

Banja Luka

Results that the SDS has are similar to OSCE unofficial results: this party won the largest number of votes in the RS so far. According to SNS Chairperson, Biljana Plavsic nothing has been solved yet. “By giving their votes to SDS, people chose an option which leads us into the past”, Ms. Plavsic said. According to SNSD, they won more votes than in the last elections, and they will have more seats in the Parliament. Tatjana Lajsic produced the report.

Sarajevo

SDA proposed a new method of forming governments in all levels in the Federation. Party representatives who won significant number of votes would be government members. SDA still claims that they won the largest number of votes in the Federation. Reported by Amarildo Gutic.

Banja Luka

The RS Health Syndicate decided to continue their strike if the RS Government does not fulfil their requests by 25th November, Milorad Milojevic reported.

Sarajevo

Collective contracts in fields of electric power and graphic industry were signed Sarajevo today. Reported by Meliha Hasanbegovic.

World

At least 3 Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers. The Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Barak cancelled a meeting with the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair due to new clashes.

Election headquarters of the US presidential candidate, Al Gore complained against the deadline for completion of the recount of ballots in Florida.

The Stability Pact conference ended today in Belgrade, announcing further DM 300 million of aid for Yugoslavia.

The Slovenian President, Milan Kucan gave mandate for formation of a new Government to the leader of liberal democrats, Janez Drnovsek. Gordana Frimel produced the report.

Brcko

Despite the transformation of the Multi-Ethnic Commission for Flats in the Brcko District, evictions have not been cancelled yet, Slobodanka Radojkovic reported.

Bijeljina

The RS Agency for Construction granted construction of a settlement for refugees from the collective centre “Amajlija”. 38 refugees should get accommodation in the settlement soon. Vesna Mladenovic produced the report.

Mostar

The Department for Urbanisation in Mostar has had numerous problems with illegal construction of private facilities in the city centre lately, Anja Grujic reported.

Mostar

UNICEF and Hercegovacko-Neretvanski Canton organised a meeting in Mostar today. Improvement of social protection and rights of children in B&H was the main theme of the discussion. Denis Vila produced the report.

Sport

Reports on international tennis and NBA league were presented.