Bosnian Presidency Fails to Break NATO, Govt Deadlock – BIRN

The BiH Presidency on Tuesday failed to break a deadlock over formation of a new BiH Council of Ministers almost 10 months after the October 2018 elections.

The presidency – comprising a Bosniak, Serb and Croat – was unable to agree the agenda for Tuesday’s session and so postponed the meeting and a decision on appointing a prime minister, or the chair of the Council of Ministers.

Disagreement over the submission of Bosnia’s Annual National Programme – a precondition for activation of Bosnia’s Membership Action Plan, MAP, for NATO – is thwarting the formation of a national coalition government between the main Bosniak, Serb and Croat parties that emerged victorious from elections in October 2018.

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