OPPOSITION FROM SRPSKA MUST NOT FALL FOR BOSNIAKS' GAMES

EAST SARAJEVO, JUNE 17 /SRNA/ - The opposition in Republika Srpska, hungry and eager for positions, is unaware that amendments to the Law on the Council of Ministers, which alter the constitutional and legal structure, could bring harmful consequences even to them, as they seek to gain positions unconstitutionally, said Milorad Kojić, SNSD member of the House of Representatives of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly.

Regarding amendments to the Law on the Council of Ministers adopted at the previous session of the House of Representatives, Kojić told SRNA that the opposition from Republika Srpska must not fall for such Bosniaks' games, which have unforeseeable consequences for Republika Srpska. "This is a deceit the Bosniaks are trying to push through, where a simple majority in the House of Representatives would, in this specific case, decide on the dismissal and appointment of ministers," Kojić said. He reminded that SNSD MPs had, during the very session, warned that the proposed amendments to the law are unconstitutional, as they attempt to alter the constitutional and legal structure of BiH, emphasizing that the Constitution prescribes the procedure for appointing ministers and defines who is authorized to submit nominations for such positions. "They are now assigning this authority to the Commission /for the Selection and Appointment of the Council of Ministers/. As soon as you assign powers defined by the Constitution to any other body, it means you are changing the constitutional and legal structure," Kojić emphasized. According to him, this case clearly shows that the SNSD seeks to protect the Dayton constitutional and legal order of BiH, and that it is the Bosniak political parties who are working to undermine it, only to later accuse the SNSD of doing so. At the session held on June 12, the House of Representatives of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly adopted the Proposal for Amendments and Supplements to the Law on the Council of Ministers. The proposal suggests that at least 14 MPs can nominate a candidate for minister or deputy minister, and if the Chairperson of the Council of Ministers does not appoint them, the Commission for the Selection of the Council of Ministers would take over the appointment process.