09/28/2000

OHR RTRS News Summary, 28 Septemb 2000

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News Headlines:

  • Patriarch Pavle congratulates Kostunica on election victory
  • Monks of Hilandar Monastery congratulate Kostunica on victory
  • State Election Commission (SIK) announces election results: Kostunica won 48.96% of vote, Milosevic 38.62%, Nikolic 5.79% and Mihailovic 2.90%
  • SIK is criminal group – DOS official Djindjic
  • Kostunica won elections in first round – SRS Serbia President Seselj
  • “If Kostunica becomes Yugoslav President, we will request Milosevic to be Yugoslav Prime Minister because we have majority in Federal parliament” – JUL President Ljubisa Ristic
  • DOS issues deadline to SIK to permit DOS expert group to check election results in SIK building by 20:00 on 28 September
  • Kostunica wins 51.34% of vote, Milosevic 36.25% – DSS Vice President Sami
  • Milosevic meets SPS officials to discuss preparations for second round of presidential elections
  • SIK decision on election results is official for SPS – SPS Vice President Nikola Sainovic
  • SIK election results have been falsified – Djindjic
  • Kostunica won presidential elections – Montenegrin Prime Minister Filip Vujanovic
  • SRS President Seselj calls on Serbian Interior Minister Vlajko Stojiljkovic to resign because Serbian police influenced election campaign
  • SNP still undecided on post-election coalitions – SNP Vice President Zoran Djindjic
  • Crown Council congratulates DOS and Kostunica on their victory – Office of Prince Aleksandar Karadjordjevic
  • Former Yugoslav President Dobrica Cosic congratulates Kostunica on victory
  • Prominent actor and SPS Vracar Board President Milorad Mandic calls on Milosevic to congratulate victors
  • DOS says it will organize victory celebrations in Novi Sad, Leskovac, Kragujevac and Bor
  • DOS is right not to participate in second round of presidential elections – Dodik (00:39)
  • Djokic says he will respect Yugoslav election results announced by official institution (00:30)
  • Electoral process in Yugoslavia should be completed peacefully – Radisic adviser Zeljko Samardzija (00:20)
  • Dodik sent letter of support to DOS on 27 September – SNSD Main Board member Slavko Mitrovic (00:20)
  • DPS appeals to Yugoslav regime to accept decision of people (00:17)
  • Incumbent authorities in Serbia lost elections – SDP BiH (00:15)
  • OSCE Permanent Council describes Milosevic attempt to falsify election results as na=EFve (00:20)
  • Russia and France have same position on Yugoslav election – French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine
  • EU officially acknowledges victory of DOS and Kostunica
  • US will lift sanctions against Yugoslavia when democratic forces come to power – US Ambassador to UN Richard Holbrooke
  • Election results show peoples’ will for change – Kofi Annan
  • Ivanov against exerting pressure on Yugoslav people
  • We should offer aid to Serbia – Stability Pact Coordinator Bodo Hombach
  • Australian Foreign Minister calls on Slobodan Milosevic to accept will of citizens
  • Discussion on draft law on supplements and amendments to Law on Travel Documents to continue; BiH Parliamentary Assembly House of Representatives adjourns session due to lack of quorum
  • 14th session of RS National Assembly convened for 17 October – Djokic
  • Italian Prime Minister congratulates Kostunica on victory
  • Dodik and RS Deputy Premier Savo Loncar meet with EBRD delegation to discuss possible investment in RS
  • Dodik allocates KM 750,000 for establishment of war veterans association privatisation investment fund – Association President Borislav Bojic
  • RS Association of Families of Missing and Fallen soldiers holds session in Doboj to discuss position of its members
  • Petritsch calls on BiH citizens to vote for democratic change

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  • Political Directors of Peace Implementation Council hold session in Brussels, criticize work of BiH common institutions and failure to adopt laws – OHR spokesperson Oleg Milisic (00:37)
  • Petritsch calls on RTV BiH Federation Council to discuss his decision on RTV reconstruction (00:24)
  • OHR reports progress achieved in implementation of property laws in BiH (00:43)
  • OHR is concerned about Izetbegovic statement criticising forced evictions in Banovici (00:24)
  • World news
  • Red Cross organizations of RS and BiH Federation announce they will establish single Red Cross institution
  • Sports and weather