DODIK: STEVANDIĆ TO BE RE-ELECTED NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER

BANJA LUKA, NOVEMBER 10 /SRNA/ – The ruling coalition in Republika Srpska has agreed that Nenad Stevandić should be re-elected Republika Srpska National Assembly speaker, SNSD Leader Milorad Dodik said.

Dodik said that, following the constitution of the Republika Srpska National Assembly, the process of forming the Republika Srpska Government will begin, followed by the formation of the government at the level of BiH. "We want to have the Republika Srpska budget adopted by the end of the year, and we believe we can also complete the formation of the Government by then," Dodik said at a press conference following a meeting of representatives of the political parties forming the ruling coalition. He noted that they had agreed to establish a coalition council, consisting of one representative or leader from each political entity, who will meet once a month. "The council will be tasked with discussing internal affairs and the policies being developed and implemented once a month. A separate team, consisting of the secretaries-general, organisational secretaries or deputy leaders of each political entity, will form a working commission tasked with addressing the allocation of positions and the implementation of policies agreed upon by the council," Dodik stressed.