BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 2 (SeeNews) – The EU expects Bosnia to reach a compromise without further delay and implement electoral reform, the bloc's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn said on Wednesday.
The European Commission in its recent report on Bosnia called on the country's political leaders to assume their responsibilities and show willingness to compromise on a solution with regard to the indirect elections of the Federation entity House of Peoples, Mogherini and Hahn said in a joint statement.
"In light of earlier commitments, political leaders have yet to reach an agreement on how to amend the provisions of the electoral legislation following recent rulings of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina," they added.
The ongoing local facilitation efforts by EU and US ambassadors to the country have provided a framework conducive to a solution being found.
"We expect the leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina to reach a compromise without further delay in the best interest of their country. If the results of the general election cannot be implemented, the formation of a new government could be at risk", the two high-ranking EU officials said.
The country's Central Election Commission will, in the coming days, call for the October general elections.
Mogherini and Hahn noted that they trust the Central Election Commission will exercise its mandate in an independent and professional manner.
"The holding of elections and the implementation of their results, including proper functioning of the institutions, is a fundamental democratic requirement for any country aspiring to join the European Union. Holding the future election results hostage to party interests is not an option", they added.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is made up of two entities, the Federation and the Serb Republic.