US Embassy: Schmidt acted due to political parties' failure

(Patria) - The US Embassy in Sarajevo welcomed the High Representative Christian Schmidt's decision 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 related to the integrity of the election process. He announced this information at a press conference in Sarajevo, stating that "

"The U.S. 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 of the 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 BiH citizens know their ballots will be counted as cast," the US Embassy stated via the X platform.