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Republika Srpska Crisis: PM Resigns, Dodik Vows Referendums
The government of Republika Srpska, Bosnia’s Serb entity, is facing a major reshuffle after Prime Minister Radovan Viskovic resigned on Monday, leaving President Milorad Dodik to chart the next steps in an escalating political showdown with Sarajevo and international overseers. Viskovic, who has served nearly seven years, gave no reason for stepping down but insisted he was leaving behind “a stable Republika Srpska.” Flanked by Dodik at a press …
Radovan Viskovic explained that his departure was his "contribution" to the establishment of a "wider consensus in Republika Srpska" while the president of the Bosnian Serbs, Milorad Dodik, was sentenced on 1 August to one year's imprisonment and six years' ineligibility – a judgement to which he refuses to submit.
After the verdict against Serb leader Dodik, the crisis in Bosnia-Herzegovina is intensifying. Prime Minister Višković resigns to elect a new government.
The crisis in Bosnia is getting worse: the Serb leader Milorad Dodik's condemnation is followed by the resignation of Radovan Viskovic, Prime Minister of Republika Srpska.
Bosnia's Serb Republic PM resigns to form wider coalition
SARAJEVO - The prime minister of Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic (RS) said on Monday he would resign from his position, as part of a plan by his Serb ruling party to form a government based on a wider coalition with more decision-making power. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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