Provisional Election Commission extends deadline for independent candidates for November elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina

SARAJEVO, 27 June 2000 - The Provisional Election Commission (PEC) decided to extend to July 20, 2000 the deadline until which Independent Candidates and Lists of Independent Candidates may certify for the forthcoming elections scheduled for November 2000.

Additionally, the PEC also adopted a decision to permit lists of Independent Candidates to also stand for elections on the parliamentary level.

For more information, please contact OSCE Deputy Spokesperson Alexander Nitzsche at + 387 33/292-153 or + 387 66/144-321.