President of the BiH CEC, Mr. Željko Bakalar, held today, August 13, 2020 an online meeting with the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to BiH H.E. Matthew Field.
The topic of the meeting was organization and conduct of the 2020 Local Elections in BiH. The interlocutors expressed satisfaction with the fact that local elections will be held in the city of Mostar, first time after 2008, whereby meeting one of the conditions amongst 14 key priorities of the Opinion on Bosnia and Herzegovina's EU membership application, which in its point 1, inter alia, lists the priority of holding the elections in Mostar.
Special focus was put on challenges relating to conduct of remaining electoral activities, as well as the holding of elections at time of COVID-19 pandemic,
The interlocutors concluded that the forthcoming elections in BiH, and particularly holding of local elections in the city of Mostar, represent an important moment for the BiH’s European path.