CVIJANOVIĆ: BOSNIAK POLITICIANS AGAIN CAMPAIGNING ON BEHALF OF SRPSKA OPPOSITION

ISTOČNO SARAJEVO, AUGUST 16 /SRNA/ – The Serb member of the BiH Presidency Željka Cvijanović stressed in a statement that Bosniak politicians were once again campaigning on behalf of the opposition in Republika Srpska while simultaneously attacking Milorad Dodik and SNSD.

"This has all been seen before and there is nothing new about it. Such an obsession with Republika Srpska and its political representatives only shows how powerless they are to respond to the growing challenges in the Federation of BiH," Cvijanović added. She said that, as usual, one of the most vocal figures in the campaign was Elmedin Konaković. "He announced that he would clear out SNSD with a bulldozer, but in the end it was his political mentors, including Christian Schmidt, who were cleared out by a bulldozer. That is why his anger towards Milorad Dodik, who keeps defeating him, is understandable," Cvijanović wrote on the social media platform X. According to her, it is therefore no surprise that Konaković, apparently desperate over his own political failures, has put all his cards on the opposition in Republika Srpska and openly joined its political promotion. "Nevertheless, he should know that the political will in Republika Srpska is not determined by Sarajevo, nor can it be shaped by Bosniak politicians, but exclusively by its citizens. The election result in Republika Srpska will not be determined by those who wish it harm, but by the citizens of Republika Srpska - those who live there, love it and want the best for it," stressed Cvijanović, who is also an SNSD vice-president. Cvijanović emphasized that the SNSD-led authorities are accountable exclusively to the citizens of Republika Srpska, just as Konaković should be accountable to the citizens of the Federation of BiH for the results of his policies. "That is why it is futile for him to seek an excuse in Milorad Dodik and Republika Srpska for his own failures, mistakes and political defeats. The sooner he understands this, the sooner he will have to face what he has been persistently running away from - his own record,” Cvijanović concluded. Earlier today, Elmedin Konaković made a video statement in which he levelled a series of accusations against Milorad Dodik and the Republika Srpska authorities.