Budget adoption still uncertain, election postponement getting closer!

(Patria) - The Collegium Committee's report on efforts to reach an agreement on the Bill on the Budget of Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and International Obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2020 is one of the two items on the agenda of the House of Representatives of the PSBiH tomorrow.

Whether there will be a budget and local elections this year should become clearer after this urgent session, which will also provide an answer as to whether the agreement of the party leaders from Istočno Sarajevo will be honored. There are still no official positions from SNSD and HDZ, who rejected the budget in the first reading, as to whether they have changed their minds.

At that time, they agreed to adopt the budget of Bosnia and Herzegovina under an expedited procedure by July 21, which was subsequently not supported. Meanwhile, opposition parties call everything a "so-called festival of democracy." They announce unified opposition protests.

Due to the non-adoption of the budget and the questioning of the holding of local elections, the opposition Social Democratic Party, Independent Bloc, Our Party, People and Justice, Platform for Progress, and Croatian Party of BiH have decided to proceed with unified protests and expect the budget to be adopted tomorrow. They are constantly in contact and hold online meetings to have a unified stance on these issues.

The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina has again written to the competent authorities in the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH. They pointed out that the necessary funds for the conduct of the elections have not been secured even 66 days after the announcement of the 2020 local elections.