In an interview with N1, former High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch called the continued use of the Bonn powers “a blueprint for disaster.” He said the current political deadlock in the Federation of BiH “is a sign and an indication that the Bosnian political system is utterly dysfunctional. And I’m afraid that by using endlessly the Bonn powers, you will not exit the situation.” Petritsch argued that “because of the continued existence of the OHR,” the democratic process in BiH “doesn’t work.” He emphasized, “This is really my message: unless all of the external interventions stop, there is not going to be a European future for Bosnia and Herzegovina.” Petritsch said the Bonn powers were “necessary immediately after the war, but now you cannot endlessly go on doing the same. It does not work.”
