DODIK CLAIMS ELECTION WIN

BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 4 /SRNA/ - SNSD President Milorad Dodik declared victory for the party's candidates Savo Minić for president of Republika Srpska and Željka Cvijanović for Serb member of the BiH Presidency.

Dodik thanked citizens for the victory. "Thank you for this great victory. Together with our coalition partners, we will definitely have a two-thirds majority in the Republika Srpska Parliament," Dodik pointed out. He added that election day had been successful. "These are policies of the people, winning policies. This is a pledge to the people that our policies will not change. We move forward for the benefit of our people!" Dodik stressed.