Exceptionally fair and decent election, CEC President says

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The general election in Bosnia and Herzegovina was exceptionally fair and decent, the Central Election Commission (CEC) President Branko Petric said Sunday evening, addressing the first press conference after the polling stations closed.

The voter turnout by 7 p.m. until when the voting process officially lasted was 53.26 percent, according to the Central Election Commission.

“The voting time was extended at several polling stations, four or five, for about an hour and that’s why we don’t have final (turnout) results,” Petric said.

The violations were recorded at ten of 6,000 polling stations, but the situation was put under control owing to election commissions, police and parties.

“It stems from all this that this election was exceptionally fair and decent, contrary to catastrophic announcements that election was poorly organised and that its collapse could be expected,” concluded Petric.

Over three million voters were eligible to vote in the Bosnia’s general election this weekend and cast their vote for members of the state presidency, entity presidents and vice presidents as well as the members of the state, entity and cantonal parliaments.