Headlines
- The voters turnout at the B&H elections was satisfactory
- Serbs and Albanians confronted in Kosovska Mitrovica today
- Elections took place in Greece, Georgia and Peru
Sarajevo
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch and the Head of the OSCE mission in B&H, Robert Barry, confirmed that they are satisfied with the course of the elections. About 70% of citizens voted at the B&H elections yesterday. The report was produced by OBN journalist Sanjin Beciragic.
Sarajevo
Apart from election commissions and party representatives, supervisors from the Civil Initiatives Centre were also present at the polling stations. According to them, the elections were regular, apart from problems with the registration lists. Reported by Anes Alic.
Sarajevo
According to the first unofficial results, the SDP won in 20 municipalities in the Federation of B&H. This is the most significant election change since the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement, said Zlatko Lagumdzija, the SDP leader. He announced their victory in a few other municipalities as well. The report was produced by Damir Kaletovic.
Sarajevo
The SDA officials feel their party is still the most influential in B&H. The reason for certain election fall is an anti-SDA media campaign, and some mistakes of the SDA officials that will be investigated, said Sulejman Tihic, the Vice-President of the SDA. Reported by Damir Kaletovic.
Mostar
The HDZ officials are satisfied with the first election results. They have won the votes in municipalities where they were in majority before the elections. In their letter to Mr. Robert Barry, the HDZ warned about 25% of voters not being on the registration lists. Reported by Pejo Gasparevic from Mostar.
Banja Luka
According to the unofficial results, the SDS won the majority of votes in most municipalities in the RS. They won 56,5% of votes in the RS. This is the citizens’ answer to the disastrous politics of the current government, said Dragan Kalinic, the SDS member. The SNS are not completely satisfied with the elections. The report was produced by Milorad Milojevic.
Mostar
The OSCE office in Mostar announced that the voters’ turnout in Mostar was 60-70%. The Head of the Regional OSCE Centre in Mostar said that the election results must be implemented. The report was produced by Mirsad Behram.
Kiseljak
According to the unofficial results, ruling national parties will have the largest number of delegates in municipal councils of the Middle Bosnia Canton. Reported by Ana Drmac.
World
Serbs and Albanians confronted today in Kosovska Mitrovica. KFOR quickly managed to restore order. 6 Serbs were injured.
The CIA fired one employee under the suspicion that he had been partly responsible for the last years attack on Chinese Embassy in Belgrade.
In Greece, Georgia and Peru the elections took place today. Voting is obligatory in Greece.
Russian forces killed about 10 Cechenian fighters in the last 24 hours, said a Russian officer.
Sport
Reports on local football and international football, and Formula 1 competition were presented.