The EU will monitor the election process in Bosnia, Head of EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina Lars-Gunnar Wigemark said, adding that it is important to reach a compromise in forming the government after the election, as soon as possible.

“First of all, we hope there won’t be too many irregularities in this election cycle. We hope the election results will be respected and that the government and all the legislative bodies will be formed as soon as possible,” Wigemark said. “In order to make this happen, a compromise and a solution acceptable to everyone in Bosnia must be reached.”

Bosnia’s general election is held on Sunday, October 7 and the election kicked off at 7 am. Election places will close at 7 pm and the first preliminary results should be known by 9 pm, according to the state election watchdog.

Wigemark pointed out that the EU is also monitoring the general election in Bosnia via non-governmental organisation as well as other structures within the EU.

“As far as the EU is concerned, we will monitor the election process via our colleagues who will state their election assessments on Monday. We’ll also monitor the election from other sources such as the ‘Pod Lupom’ coalition,” Wigemark concluded.