The Assembly of the Sarajevo Canton has been constituted today upon receiving the certificates from the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and then by a solemn declaration. The Assembly consists of 35 representatives from seven political parties.
President of the CEC of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Suad Arnautović, congratulated the newly elected representatives and expressed hope that in the coming period, they will justify the trust of the citizens who elected them.
He told the representatives that it is in the interest of the citizens, the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities, cantons, to be the first in everything.
He also called on the representatives to resolve the issue of appointing members of national minorities from the list of Others, which is guaranteed to them by the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Sarajevo Canton Assembly consists of seven political parties – Party of Democratic Action (SDA), People and Justice (NiP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Party for BiH (SBiH), Our Party (NS), Democratic Front/Civic Alliance (DF/GS) and For the new generations.
The largest number of mandates, seven each, were won by SDA and NiP, and all their representatives took their mandates today.
The SDA will be represented by Sebija Izetbegović, Adi Kalem, Faruk Kapidžić, Mahir Dević, Faruk Selmanović, Smiljana Viteškić and Haris Zahiragić.
People and Justice Party will be represented by Kemal Ademović, Aljoša Čampara, Danijela Kristić, Arijana Memić, Elvedin Okerić, Rusmir Pobrić, and Elvis Vreto.
The Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH) will have five representatives – Muamer Bandić, Admela Hodžić, Jasmin Šaljić, Fatima Smailbegović-Gavrankapetanović, while Elza Gaković will replace Semir Efendić.
Irfan Čengić, Davor Čičić, Igor Stojanović, Jelena Pekić took over mandates for the SDP, and instead of Benjamina Karić and Adnan Šteta, who gave up their mandates, Kenan Magoda and Samir Avdić will sit on the parliamentary bench.
The representatives of Our Party in the next mandate will be Vildana Bešlija, Vibor Handžić, Miomirka Melank and Nihad Uk, and instead of Edin Forto, who gave up his mandate, Sanela Klarić enters the Assembly.
In the SC Assembly, the Democratic Front/Civic Alliance (DF/GS) coalition will have four representatives – Marijela Hašimbegović, Ilijaz Pilav, Vedrana Vujović, Albin Zuhrić.
“For the new generations” has one representative, Damir Marjanović, Fena news agency reports.