Though internal issues continue to dominate much of the time of Platform for Progress president, Mirsad Hadžikadić, looking ahead to the 2022 general elections must still be addressed. During our recent conversation, Mirsad spoke of efforts to assemble a think tank of business leaders and key influencers, who will be tasked with identifying key issues that must be addressed for the betterment of the country as a whole. He says he can’t claim to be the first with this idea but certainly believes the Platform is the most committed, of any, in an attempt to awaken the general public of the urgent need for change.

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Addressing internal issues that have plagued the Platform for Progress for the last several months, continues to take valuable time away from the planning and preparations for the 2022 general elections. A disciplinary review board has been established to determine what if anything should be done to those individuals who have been identified as plants who are trying to dismantle the Platform. When we recently spoke, the president of the Platform for Progress, Mirsad Hadžikadić, shared the latest in regards to the internal rumblings and also spoke about the resumption of the town hall meetings, and the significance of the appointment of a new High Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina. A position that was established as part of the Dayton Peace Accords that brought an end to the war in 1995.

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For the second year in a row the Platform for Progress organized a peaceful protest march which was held in Sarajevo on May 30th. Unlike last year’s event which drew close to 30,000 people, this year’s attendance was far less. I spoke with the president of the Platform, Mirsad Hadžkadić, who elaborated on what made this years’ event different than the previous and some of his key takeaways.

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