News Headlines
- Three children killed by mine in Debelo Brdo, Trebevic
- Transitional Administration to be main body of RTV BiH
- After processing of 113,000 ballots, SDS leads in 34 municipalities, HDZ in 20, SDA in 17 and SDP in 9 – OSCE early results
- SDA dissatisfied with counting of ballots from out-of-country voters – Tihic
- OSCE holds regular press conference and informs of complaints procedure
- Preliminary election results for 61 municipalities
- RS public fed wrong picture of SDS as winner of local elections – Dodik
- SDP satisfied with results of elections in Sarajevo Canton
- Livno HDZ expresses satisfaction with results
- DNZ disappointed with demonstrated level of consciousness of Serbs and Croats
- SDA Bihac evaluates elections as disappointed, proclaims Bihac as high risk zone
- LEC Zenica to deliver final results to OSCE for this municipality
- Leaders of Posavina HDZ, NHI SDP and PDS express dissatisfaction with voter response at municipal elections
- I am very encouraged by what I saw – SFOR Commander Adams in interview with TV BiH comments on elections
- BiH Federation House of Representatives, in continuation of 12th session, failed to adopt program of Government work in year 2000
- Bicakcic releases proposal of strategy for fight against corruption to parliamentary procedure
- Ambassador Miller attends promotion of new BiH Federation Interior Ministry Police Academy emblem
- Ganic and Luzanski meet with BiH Federation Privatization Agency Administration Board President and Vice-president
- President of Croatian Chamber of Commerce meets with Dodik
- Sarajevo Cantonal Government believes it is necessary to analyze privatization of hotel Holiday Inn in depth
- Mostar Municipal Government holds session
- Srebrenica women organize peaceful rally in Tuzla called ‘Truth to us and punishment to war criminals’
- World news
- US not intending to rebuild diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia as long as Milosevic is in power – Rubin
- Roundup of Kosovo news
- BiH Academy of Science and Art promotes Dzevad Juzbasic book Nacionalni Politicki Odnosi u BiH Saboru I Jezicko Pitanje u period 1910 – 1914 (National Political Relations in the BiH Assembly and Language Issues in the Period of 1910 -1914)
- TV BiH returns show BiH Issues to regular time after election completion of schedule
- Sports
- Weather
- Report on unsuccessful attempt of Bosniak refugees to return to Janjari due to unresolved problem of Serb inhabitants
- Zvornik local authorities and competent IC organization allow return of Bosniaks to village of Lipovac, Zvornik Municipality
- Kotor Varos Municipality and RS Ministry for Refugees and DPs allocate 497 land plots for Serb refugees from Croatia and BiH Federation in settlement of Bare
- Jelavic meets with Petritsch to discuss implementation of property laws
- Accusations of party observers unfounded – Domi
- Montenegrin SDP welcomes results of elections in BiH Federation and SDP results
- Mario Cerkez defense presented at ICTY
- USAID confirms that software for collecting privatization certificates and investment funds is finished and will soon be put to use
- Protest of Krupa Trans workers continues
- Maglaj Natron holds one-hour warning strike
- BiH Independent Trade Union Presidency requests BiH Federation Government and HN Cantonal Government abolish provision on increasing income taxes by 10%
- Arms reduction begins at Banja Luka barracks Kozara
- Coffman did not want to comment on Dnevni Avaz reports on Leutar case
- Three-day workshop on mine education takes place in Sarajevo
- Economic fair Promo 2000 officially opens in Tuzla
- Report on establishment of first BiH Alliance of Consumers
- Improving position of women – Organization ‘Women to Women’ organizes workshop
- Tuzla clinical center performs 200th open heart surgery
News Summary
Transitional Administration to be main body of RTV BiH
As of Tuesday, the main body of RTV BiH will be the Transitional Administration and the mandate of the current RTV BiH General Director, Mirsad Purivatra, expired with the assumption of duties by the representative for the transition of property, John Shearer. Until the nomination of an administration board of the PBS, the heads of the Transitional Administration will be BiH Federation TV Director and Deputy Director Vladimir Bilic and Fahrudin Balvanovic.
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SDA dissatisfied with counting of ballots from out-of-country voters – Tihic
As far as the SDA is concerned, the regularity of the municipal elections has been brought into question by the party’s dissatisfaction with the process of counting ballots from abroad. According to the SDA, the OSCE Mission did not ensure party observers a true opportunity to monitor the process, so the results cannot be recognized. SDA Vice-president Sulejman Tihic stated at an impromptu press conference that they addressed a sharp protest to the OSCE and PEC and withdrew their observers accredited to work in the (Center for Ballot Counting). Tihic stated that the SDA would not recognize results obtained through this method of counting and that they requested a recount.
01:40
RS public fed wrong picture of SDS as winner of local elections – Dodik
SNSD President and RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik stated that the RS public was fed the wrong impression of the SDS as a winner during the municipal elections. “That is not true, because the SDS saw a significant fall in comparison to earlier results and the winner will be the party that succeeds to form local authorities” stated Dodik.
00:21
DNZ disappointed with demonstrated level of consciousness of Serbs and Croats
DNZ spokesperson Admin Mulalic stated at a press conference in Bihac that his party is disappointed with the level of consciousness demonstrated by Serbs and Croats, as well as with their dedication to nationalist parties. The DNZ is very satisfied with results it achieved, especially in Velika Kladusa.
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