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EU Court slams Bosnia over 11-year election gap in Mostar
Case reflects political problems in ethnically-divided country
29 October, 18:25
(ANSA-AP) - SARAJEVO, 29 OCT - The European Court of Human
Rights has ruled in favor of a Bosnian politician who has sued
the state because local elections in the central city of Mostar
have not been held since 2008 over a legal problem. The court in
Strasbourg on Tuesday gave Bosnia-Herzegovina six months to
amend the election laws so a vote can be held. The deadlock in
Mostar stems from the authorities' failure to enforce a 2010
decision by Bosnia's Constitutional Court. Mostar politician
Irma Baralija has argued the legal void has prevented her from
voting or running in a local election. The court has rejected
authorities' claim that the delay was caused by efforts to agree
on a power-sharing formula. The case reflects political problems
in ethnically-divided Bosnia following its devastating 1992-95
war. (ANSA-AP).
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