State government formed: "Death sentence" signed for SNSD led by Dodik

With the formation of the BiH Council of Ministers today in Sarajevo, a death sentence has practically been signed for the SNSD led by Milorad Dodik, stated Zdravko Krsmanović, former mayor of Foča and one of the staunchest advocates for the rights of citizens in the eastern part of the BiH entity Republika Srpska, in an interview with the BiH news agency Patria.

The BiH Council of Ministers was formed today in Sarajevo, and it does not include the SNSD. Instead, it is composed of coalition partners made up of the SDA, HDZBiH, DF, and the Alliance for Change RS (SDS, PDP, NDP).

Krsmanović believes that nothing will be the same in BiH after March 31, 2015, and that this is practically the beginning of the end of Milorad Dodik's rule.

- Dodik has made great efforts in recent months to break the SDS from within, and thus prolong the formation of the BiH Council of Ministers until after the SDS elections, which will be held at the end of April.

Dodik called for help from the old leadership of the SDS, including Momčilo Krajišnik. But, alas, he did not succeed in that – said Krsmanović.

- You are witnesses to the pressure Dodik is exerting on the mayor of Doboj, Obren Petrović, calling his policy pro-Bosnian, pro-Turkish... Petrović is a good, realistic man who wants the best for his citizens. However, Dodik's attacks on him are more politically motivated, meaning they have only one goal: to break the SDS in Doboj – Krsmanović believes, adding that Dodik does not have the support of at least half of the SNSD councilors in Doboj in these intentions.

Krsmanović added that Dodik is further agitated by the fact that he is losing his man at the head of SIPA, Goran Zubac, as the new coalition will soon begin appointing new directors in state agencies, including SIPA.