The electorate of Bosnia and Herzegovina has spoken, and Mirsad Hadzikadic was not elected to be the next Bosniak representative on the three-member presidential council. Of the six candidates who were running, Mirsad, an independent, finished fourth behind the well established and well-funded candidates of various national parties. In Sarajevo, though he finished a strong third, outpolling one of the heavily favored candidates from a national party. When all of the absentee ballots are finally counted it is expected that Mirsad will have received over 50,000 votes. This from a man who was a relatively unknown back in May, running a campaign that was totally underfunded compared to the competition and piecing together a campaign team one day at a time. However by the latter part of August, the little train that could started gaining momentum as the “spark” of change finally ignited within a core group of supporters. Mirsad, his wife Mirzeta and I met in Old Sarajevo on this day after the election. We sat beneath a canopy at an outdoor restaurant as a slight drizzle tapped out a tune above us. We spoke about the results and what lies ahead.
Za Mirsada Hadžikadića pobjeda ne znači nužno da ste sljedeći predsjednik Bosne i Hercegovine
Biračko tijelo Bosne i Hercegovine je progovorilo i Mirsad Hadžikadić nije izabran da bude sljedeći bošnjački predstavnik u tročlanom Predsjedništvu. Od šest kandidata koji su se kandidovali, Mirsad kao nezavisni kandidat je završio na četvrtom mjestu iza dobro uspostavljenih i dobro financiranih kandidata raznih nacionalnih stranaka. Međutim, u Sarajevu je završio na jakom trećem mjestu, osvojivši veći broj glasova od jednog od favoriziranih kandidata iz jedne nacionalne stranke. Kada se u konačnici zbroje svi glasovi u odsustvu, očekuje se da će Mirsad dobiti više od 50.000 glasova. To je čovek koji je u maju bio relativno nepoznat, vodio je kampanju koja je bila totalno nedovoljno financirana u odnosu na konkurenciju i sastavio tim za kampanju korak po korak. Međutim, pred kraj avgusta, mali voz je počeo uzimati zamah jer se „iskra“ promene konačno zapalila u ključnoj grupi pristalica. Mirsad, njegova supruga Mirzeta i ja sastali smo se u Starom gradu u Sarajevu dan nakon izbora. Sjeli smo ispod tende u restoranu na otvorenom, dok je kišica rominjala iznad nas. Razgovarali smo o rezultatima izbora i onome što nas čeka.
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