Decision on suspension of referendum in RS expected on Monday

A special session of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, where a decision on the referendum in RS regarding the Court and Prosecutor's Office of BiH is expected to be annulled, will be held on Monday, 6 November, concluded the Collegium of the National Assembly of RS, NAP reports.

The caucuses of SNSD, DNS, the Socialist Party and SDS-K submitted a request to schedule a special session of the National Assembly, with the agenda including the issue of suspending that referendum. 

Against the proposed agenda at the Collegium session voted the heads of the SDS, PDP and NDP caucuses.

Entity President of RS Milorad Dodik claims that the referendum is not being abandoned, but that they will wait for "Serb unity" on this issue.

"The referendum question should read - 'Do you support the unconstitutional and unauthorized laws imposed by the High Representative of the international community in BiH, especially the imposed laws on the Court and Prosecutor's Office of BiH and the application of their decisions on the territory of Republika Srpska.' 

The decision on the suspension of the disputed referendum, which provoked strong opposition from representatives of the international community, is proposed by the RS authorities about twenty days before the deadline for its holding.