The Platform for Progress continues to hold  meetings with leaders from other opposition parties to begin the dialogue of forming a broader coalition or possibly even a new party.  However, news of these meetings was prematurely leaked to the national media, which has resulted in quite a stir within the Platform membership.  When Mirsad Hadžikać, the president of the Platform for Progress, and I spoke he said the last several days have been spent on quality control as a restful of the leaks.  

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There are ongoing efforts on several fronts to break up Bosnia and Herzegovina as it currently exists.  The president of the Platform for Progress, Mirsad Hadžkadić, says this is only fueling the flames of the ongoing turmoil that exists within the country.  We spoke about why this is all happening, what it could all mean, and how it is changing his personal mission and the mission of the Platform for Progress moving forward.

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The Platform for Progress is now assessing what needs to be done to strengthen its efforts as it plans for the 2022 general elections.  The president of the Platform, Mirsad Hadžkadić, spoke with me about the need to bolster its staff with more seasoned, politically savvy individuals.  Though the official campaigning can’t begin until many months from now the messaging is and will be key moving forward.   

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The Platform for Progress continues to way its options regarding forming a coalition of opposition parties for the 2022 general elections.  Platform president, Mirsad Hadžkadič, says he will be meeting with several opposition party leaders on Monday, April 12th to formally begin the dialogue.  During our recent conversation, Hadžikadič also talked about the recent expulsion of two longtime members of the Platform.

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Platform for Progress president, Mirsad Hadžikadić, has in his words, experienced the most difficult week of his political career.  What was thought to be a smooth transition to the appointment of the new mayor in Sarajevo was anything but.  Once again politics as usual reared its ugly head and undermined the process of this historic occasion and cast a bad light on the Platform.  Mirsad and I spoke about the challenges of the week and what this all means moving forward.

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