The Social Democratic Party (SDP) issued a statement over the weekend criticizing the members of the governing coalition at the Federation and BiH levels for failing to respect the constitution and European human rights standards by trying to form governments without including ethnic “Others.” The HDZ, SDA, and DF put forward lists of nominees for both the Federation government and the BiH Council of Ministers that did not reflect the ethnic balance required in both bodies.
They consider the new coalition majority a disgrace for failing to recognize the constitutional methods for filling ministerial positions in the Council, which has led to a point where a minister and deputy are from the same people.
For the SDP it is a disgrace also on the Federal level, where, in order to form a government, ministers overnight must change their nationality by order of the party.
“The situation in which on the state level there are no ministers from the Others once again proves the incapability of those who, for six months after the elections now, are not in a state to form a government,” the statement reads.
