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Candidates financial forms published in Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO 10 October 2000
SARAJEVO, 10 October 2000 - The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina is pleased to announce the publication of the financial disclosure forms for candidates participating in the November 2000 general elections.
Candidates for the Republika Srpska presidency and vice presidency, the Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Representatives, and the entity parliaments, were required to file financial disclosure forms with the Provisional Election Commission. Candidates for the Federation's ten cantonal assemblies will be required to submit financial disclosure forms only upon election.
The financial disclosure forms require candidates to list their salaries, places of residence, and assets, as well as those of their direct relatives. Candidates were informed when they filed their financial disclosure forms that falsification of information on these forms could serve as grounds for dismissal from office by the Provisional Election Commission.
The filing and making public of financial disclosure forms is a fundamental step in promoting accountability and transparency in the elected institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of many tools given to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina as they prepare to select their new representatives on November 11. The OSCE encourages the media in particular to make these forms public.
Because the financial disclosure form documentation is so large, the OSCE has decided once again to make these forms available on the OSCE web site, www.oscebih.org. Democracy centres, political resources centres, and OSCE offices, will be able to assist in accessing the forms. Journalists without access to the Internet are encouraged to contact their nearest OSCE Press Office for assistance.
For more information, please contact OSCE Spokesperson Luke Zahner at 055/292-449.
The OSCE established its present Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18 December 1995. In accordance with the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP), the OSCE Mission activities are to: promote Democratization and the building of a vibrant civil society, foster the development of professional journalism and monitor the rights of journalists, monitor and advance the Human Rights situation, supervise the conduct of Elections, and encourage
Regional Stabilization through arms control and confidence and security-building measures. The OSCE Mission continues to work closely with other international organizations and local institutions to implement the Dayton Peace Accords.
Candidates for the Republika Srpska presidency and vice presidency, the Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Representatives, and the entity parliaments, were required to file financial disclosure forms with the Provisional Election Commission. Candidates for the Federation's ten cantonal assemblies will be required to submit financial disclosure forms only upon election.
The financial disclosure forms require candidates to list their salaries, places of residence, and assets, as well as those of their direct relatives. Candidates were informed when they filed their financial disclosure forms that falsification of information on these forms could serve as grounds for dismissal from office by the Provisional Election Commission.
The filing and making public of financial disclosure forms is a fundamental step in promoting accountability and transparency in the elected institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of many tools given to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina as they prepare to select their new representatives on November 11. The OSCE encourages the media in particular to make these forms public.
Because the financial disclosure form documentation is so large, the OSCE has decided once again to make these forms available on the OSCE web site, www.oscebih.org. Democracy centres, political resources centres, and OSCE offices, will be able to assist in accessing the forms. Journalists without access to the Internet are encouraged to contact their nearest OSCE Press Office for assistance.
For more information, please contact OSCE Spokesperson Luke Zahner at 055/292-449.
The OSCE established its present Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18 December 1995. In accordance with the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP), the OSCE Mission activities are to: promote Democratization and the building of a vibrant civil society, foster the development of professional journalism and monitor the rights of journalists, monitor and advance the Human Rights situation, supervise the conduct of Elections, and encourage
Regional Stabilization through arms control and confidence and security-building measures. The OSCE Mission continues to work closely with other international organizations and local institutions to implement the Dayton Peace Accords.