The legal representative of Republika Srpska, Lazar Stjepanović, told RTRS that the imposed decision by Christian Schmidt on changes to the BiH Electoral Law cannot have legal effect because such decisions in BiH can only be made by legislative bodies as prescribed by the Constitution.
Stjepanović said that working groups have been intensively searching for a joint solution for amendments to the BiH Electoral Law and that a common solution is possible among the three sides.
He reminded that yesterday, the text of the Electoral Law of Republika Srpska, which pertains to elections conducted on the territory of Republika Srpska, i.e., the election of members of the National Assembly, the election of the President and Vice President of Republika Srpska, local elections, the election of delegates to the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH, was published. On the other hand, it does not cover the election of members of the Presidency of BiH and the election of deputies in the House of Representatives, as this is a joint level, and the Central Election Commission of BiH is competent for that – Stjepanović emphasized.
Stjepanović expects that the topic of the special session of the National Assembly, whose date and agenda will be decided by the Assembly’s Collegium today, will be the issue of the Electoral Law of Srpska.
Speaking about the property issue, Stjepanović said there is no law on property at the BiH level and that it is within the jurisdiction of the entities.
Source: RTRS
