US Embassy: Schmidt acted due to the failure of political parties

(Patria) - The US Embassy in Sarajevo welcomed the decision of High Representative Christian Schmidt today to impose technical amendments to the BiH Election Law.

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Schmidt imposed amendments to the BiH Election Law!

(Patria) - High Representative Christian Schmidt used his Bonn powers and today imposed amendments to the BiH Election Law concerning the integrity of the election process. He announced this information at a press conference in Sarajevo, emphasizing that "

"The US welcomes the High Representative’s decision to adopt legislation to strengthen election integrity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The United States welcomes the High Representative’s @OHR_BiH decision to adopt legislation to strengthen election integrity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We regret that not all of the parties engaged in good faith or made a genuine commitment to election integrity. Their failure…

— US Embassy Sarajevo (@USEmbassySJJ) March 26, 2024

We regret that not all parties engaged in good faith or made a genuine commitment to election integrity. Their failure is why the High Representative had to act.

It is vital to ensure that elections are free and fair and that the citizens of BiH know their ballots will be counted as they voted," the US Embassy stated via platform X.