There has been much talk recently about whether the Platform for Progress would join a coalition of other opposition parties in a unified effort to defeat the ruling nationalist parties in the 2022 general elections.Following a recent meeting of the Platform’s presidential council, the majority of the members voiced their support for the Platform to spearhead and form its own coalition of opposition parties and to not join another coalition or go it alone as was the case in the 2018 presidential election.I spoke with Mirsad Hadžkadić, president of the Platform for Progress, about the significance of what this all means moving forward.
Platform for Progress president, Mirsad Hadžkadić, has voiced his concerns over proposed changes in the electoral law in Bosnia and Herzegovina.As he points out there have been ongoing discussions between members of two of the ruling nationalist parties and members of the European Union.Changes he says would create even more division within the country than currently exists.Hadžkadić immediately sent letters to the EU and addressed the public via the media to adamantly express his displeasure with the way the process was being handled.We spoke about his long list of concerns and the ramifications for the country should the changes be implemented.
Platforma za progres izražava zabrinutost zbog predloženih promjena Izbornog zakona
Predsjednik Platforme za progres, Mirsad Hadžikadić, izrazio je zabrinutost zbog predloženih izmjena Izbornog zakona Bosne i Hercegovine. Kako ističe, u toku su razgovori između članova dvije vladajuće nacionalne stranke i članova Europske unije. Za te promjene kaže da bi stvorile još veću podjelu u zemlji nego što trenutno postoji. Hadžikadić je odmah poslao pisma EU i obratio se javnosti putem medija da odlučno izrazi svoje nezadovoljstvo načinom na koji se vodi taj postupak. Razgovarali smo o njegovoj dugoj listi zabrinutosti i o posljedicama za zemlju ukoliko se te promjene primijene.
As the planning for the 2022 general electiosn have begun some difficult decisions lie ahead for the Platform for Progress.Should the Platform go it alone again as it did in 2018, join an existing coalition of parties, or start its own coalition?And of course the big question of whether Mirsad Hadžikadić, the president of the Platform, will again run for the presidency.Mirsad and I spoke about the critical decisions that lie ahead, the timeline for making those decisions, and the pros and cons that each pose.