OHR RTRS News Summary, 13 November 2000

RT RS News Headlines:

  • OSCE announces first preliminary election results for 68 of 164 RS and BiH Federation municipalities; SDS presidential candidates won 47.9% of vote, SNSD 31.3%, PDP 9%; in race for RS National Assembly, SDS wins 36.8%, SNSD 17.9%, PDP 15.4%; in race for BiH House of Representatives, SDS wins 41.3%, PDP 19.2% and SNSD-DSP 13%
  • OHR will co-operate with newly-elected authority but it must not obstruct implementation of Dayton Agreement – OHR spokesperson Chris Bird
  • SDS satisfied with party’s election results – SDS presidential candidate Mirko Sarovic
  • PDP RS Vice President Zoran Djeric states that PDP is satisfied with party’s election results
  • OSCE first preliminary election results will eliminate confusion in preliminary results of political parties – SNSD General Secretary Slavko Mitrovic
  • SPRS Election HQ Deputy Head Dusko Bajic says SPRS has checked 500,000 votes so far, which is more than OSCE checked even if it has larger number of activists
  • Both people and IC wanted change and they got it – SDS Presidency Chairman Dragan Kalinic; Sarovic expects victory in first round of RS presidential elections
  • PDP RS won 20% of vote for BiH House of Representatives and 17% (like SNSD) for RS National Assembly – PDP RS President Mladen Ivanic
  • SPRS Election HQ holds press conference in Banja Luka and states it is satisfied with party’s results
  • SDA expects it will have eight delegates in new RS National Assembly – SDA official Sulejman Tihic
  • SDP BiH will have minimum of five delegates in RS National Assembly – SDP BiH Vice President Sejfudin Tokic
  • Lead of nationalist parties in poll in BiH Federation is surprising – BBC
  • Deadline for investing vouchers in privatisation investment funds extended until 22 December (previous deadline 15 November) – RS Privatisation Agency
  • BiH Presidency Chairman Radisic, RS National Assembly Speaker Djokic and RS Vice President Sarovic hold talks on preparations for participation of RS delegation in 16-19 November conference in Dayton marking fifth anniversary of signing; Mladen Ivanic, Radomir Lukic, Petar Kunic and Miroslav Mikes to represent RS in Dayton Conference
  • OSCE representative for Annex 1B Carl Jean meets with RS Defence Minister Manojlo Milovanovic to discuss issue of entity budgets for defence ministries
  • Stability Pact for SE Europe organises two-day meeting in Belgrade called ‘Consultative Forum with Yugoslav Municipalities’
  • DOS and Montenegrin SNP holding talks on composition of new Yugoslav Government and other significant Yugoslav institutions
  • Yugoslav Deputy Prime Minister Miroslav Labus to hold talks with Montenegrin authorities on reestablishment of payment operations between Serbia and Montenegro
  • Yugoslav dinar not in officially use in Montenegro since Monday
  • Funeral of monk Hariton held in Kosovo (Hariton was kidnapped and murdered by Kosovo Liberation Army)
  • World news
  • Radisic sends letter of condolence to Austrian President Thomas Klestil following tragic accident in Alps
  • World news
  • RS Branch Syndicate for Health to hold talks with RS Government and RS Healthcare Insurance Fund on its poor material status
  • Banja Luka University chancellor presents 18 masters degrees in science to graduates in ceremony also marking 25th anniversary of Banja Luka University
  • Sports and weather
  • High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch adopts package of laws and amendments to strengthen BiH common institutions and accelerate economic reforms (Law on BiH State Court, law(s) on pension-disability insurance in both BiH entities, RS Law on Labour and package of six laws at state level)