OHR BiH TV News Summary, 14 November 2000

TV BiH News Headlines:

  • According to OSCE, with 80% of votes counted, SDS and SDP lead in race for BiH House of Representatives
  • SDA holds special press conference to confirm that vote count places them ahead of all other parties in BiH Federation
  • According to SNSD, no RS presidential candidate has received sufficient support for a first round victory although SDS candidates Sarovic and Cavic have the advantage
  • Victory of SDS presidential candidates certain; there will be no more surprises – SDS Vice President Zoran Vujanovic
  • NHI asks Petritsch and Barry to sanction organizers of All-Croat Referendum since it violated election silence period
  • SDS victory evident; this option leads to stagnation – SNS President Biljana Plavsic
  • Preliminary election results reveal that voters are well on their way to re-confirming BiH’s isolation and gettoisation – SNSD General-Secretary Slavko Mitrovic in Banja Luka
  • DNZ BiH assesses elections as fair and states that now DNZ believes no future government could be formed without them – DNZ BiH Spokesperson Admil Mulalic
  • Final election results expected on Nov 17 as are results of US presidential elections – TV BiH
  • I personally know many people who would serve in a Bush Administration and they respect US role in Europe – US Ambassador to BiH Thomas Miller commenting on the possible effect of a Bush victory on BiH
  • World news
  • BiH Federation Supreme Court acknowledges legitimacy of suit filed by former Agrocomerc employees against method of company’s privatisation and returns case to lower court for ruling
  • BiH Elektroprivreda and Energoinvest agree with representatives of five BiH Federation cantons to conduct survey of small sources of water power (streams, rivers)
  • At IC press conference in Sarajevo, OHR, OSCE, UNHCR and UN warn evictees on consequences of taking belongings from properties they are leaving
  • Barry meets Croatian Foreign Minster Tonino Picula Monday and agrees that implementation of BiH Constitutional Court decision on constituent status of all three BiH peoples a priority
  • DSP President Alojz Knezovic calls on Petritsch to force entity governments to implement pension laws and also asks that his suit against BiH Federation Prime Minister Edhem Bicakcic be upheld
  • New Yugoslav rulers initiate first official contact with ICTY; Del Ponte to open office in Belgrade soon
  • Two-day Stability Pact Conference in Belgrade offers possible half million Euro worth of aid for Yugoslavia
  • Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic’s participation in international diplomatic circles sets off fierce disputes with Serbia
  • World news
  • Unauthorized construction which diverts local stream leaves Livno’s only mill operator without functioning source of power
  • TV BiH reintroduces ‘BiH teme’ show
  • Weather
  • Sports