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SNSD and HDZ BiH agree the BiH Presidency should be constituted first
Delegations of SNSD and HDZ BiH met in Banja Luka on Monday, and Milorad Dodik and Dragan Čović confirmed the two parties will continue to cooperate. They agreed that the first step will be constituting the BiH Presidency, which, as stated, will include SNSD's Željka Cvijanović and HDZ BiH's Darijana Filipović. Čović told reporters the Presidency could be constituted within about 20 days, around mid-November, and that the current Council of Ministers should start the budget adoption procedure. He listed internal peace, the constitutional equality of the three constituent peoples and the European path as priorities, saying Nikšić and Izetbegović would have to find a solution for forming government. Čović had earlier met SDA leader Bakir Izetbegović in Sarajevo, while commentator Đonlagić said SNSD and HDZ will lead the processes of forming state-level authorities.
BiH election commission compiles results and orders 16 ballot bags opened
Bosnia and Herzegovina's Central Election Commission said results for all voter categories, including ballots from abroad and mobile teams, are being compiled at the Main Counting Centre in Sarajevo. The commission ordered ballot bags from 16 polling stations to be opened to locate SIT forms and enter results. If the forms are not found, the ballots will be counted manually. The bags are being opened at the Zetra venue, where counting of ballot categories under the centre's jurisdiction has also begun. The commission warned of disinformation about alleged result manipulation via scanners, stating that such manipulation was not possible.
Nikšić and Isak questioned by POSKOK as suspects
A POSKOK spokesperson confirmed that Federation Prime Minister Nermin Nikšić and Federation Interior Minister Ramo Isak were questioned as suspects in the 'Munjić and others' case, known as the 'Spengavanje' affair. Questioning of several people continues throughout the week. According to reports, both interviews had earlier been postponed because of election-campaign duties. Media also report that Isak, on arrival, avoided reporters outside the POSKOK building by driving the wrong way.
World War Two aircraft bomb to be transported to Bjelašnica
The Federal Civil Protection Administration announced that an unexploded World War Two aircraft bomb found in the Kiseljak area will be transported on Tuesday, 13 October, between 06:00 and 08:00. The route follows the M-5 and M-17 roads via Tarčin to Bjelašnica. According to the administration, it is a 227-kilogram high-explosive bomb that will be destroyed under controlled conditions. The operation is supported by Sarajevo Canton and Central Bosnia Canton police and cantonal civil protection services.
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