Bosnia Press Review - October 5, 2012

DNEVNI AVAZ

The Alliance for a Better Future of Bosnia, SBB, lead by Fahrudin Radoncic, held a election campaign rally in a spectacular atmosphere with 15.000 people in the Zetra sports center. Nine candidates for mayors of Sarajevo Canton municipalities were presented as well as 255 candidates for municipal councils. Last time the center was that crowded was more than a decade ago when the first Bosnian president Alija Izetbegovic was speaking and this time was because of Fahrudin Radoncic and his party.

OSLOBODJENJE

Bosnia and Macedonia do not have open questions but their joint goal is the EU, it was said during the Presidency. Macedonian delegation was in Sarajevo on the first day of the visit and then goes to Banja Luka. Bosnia and Macedonia have good relations and are a proof that multi-ethnic countries can exist. Ivanov was honored for his contribution to the Bosnia's EU integration in this year.

NEZAVISNE NOVINE

Party of Democratic Action, SDA, is not fighting for Bosnia but for its positions from which its party member earn a lots of money, leader of the Social Democrats Zlatko Lagumdzija, told Nezavisne novine daily. He added that SDA was in the government for 17 years during which it installed their men who eat budgets. SDP promised a change two years ago, he said adding the party will make the change happen.

Balkan Insight has not verified the facts in the original press reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.