Bosniak delegates veto decision on referendum

At the session of the National Council of Republika Srpska, no agreement was reached today on the decision of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska on calling a referendum on the BiH Court and Prosecutor's Office, on which a veto was placed by Bosniak delegates of the National Council, reports the Patria News Agency.

An attempt will be made to harmonize this issue tomorrow at the Joint Commission of the National Council and the National Assembly of RS, and if no agreement is reached then, the Constitutional Court of Republika Srpska will have the final say.

The Chairperson of the National Council of Republika Srpska, Nada Tešanović, confirmed at a press conference that there was no consensus on the decision of the Bosniak Caucus to veto the decision on the referendum, and that three caucuses were against that veto, BN reports.

However, the Deputy Chairperson of the National Council, Kemo Čamdžija, emphasizes that the National Assembly cannot make decisions on issues related to state bodies of BiH, but only on issues within the jurisdiction of the entity.

Čamdžija stressed that the subject of this referendum has no constitutional basis and emphasized that the Bosniak Caucus will also seek an assessment of the constitutionality of the Law on Referendum in RS and expects that law to be challenged by the Constitutional Court of BiH.

The Bosniak Caucus in the National Council of Republika Srpska vetoed the National Assembly's decision on a referendum in Republika Srpska on the BiH Court and Prosecutor's Office on July 23, which was adopted by the parliamentary majority on July 15.

The Bosniak Caucus in the National Council of Republika Srpska vetoed the National Assembly's decision on a referendum on the BiH Court and Prosecutor's Office on July 23 and announced that it would also seek an assessment of the constitutionality of the Law on Referendum in Republika Srpska.