After the meeting of the opposition leader with the US envoy for the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer, the president of the Alliance for a Better Future of B&H, Fahrudin Radončić, addressed the journalists.
- HDZ and SDA have been tying flags since 1990, and then the responsibility for changes or amendments to the Election Law is transferred to the opposition. The very good news is that Washington and Brussels are very willing to help B&H. I think I can say on behalf of the entire opposition today that we are really well-meaning assistants who want to use this timing to give B&H a fair Election Law in terms of interethnic relations, and that it is very important that these elections be fair.
Personally, I am afraid that people who have not been able to get a single vaccine for months, who are dealing with systemic corruption, abuse of intelligence services, who simply do not care that another 250,000 people will lose their jobs, will not want to take advantage of this good moment and good will of the international community, but this today's story will be good for them to divert attention from the existential issues of the citizens.
It is not up to the opposition and today we have all shown a high level of tolerance, inventiveness for B&H to get fairer Election Law – said Radončić.
When asked whether the opposition will vote for the Election Law, as expected by SDA leader Bakir Izetbegović, Radončić answered:
- Mr. Izetbegović is known for unrealistic expectations. We cannot vote, at least as far as SBB is concerned, or about anything until we see it as a solution. There is no solution here, and we have been assured of that by the representatives of the international community, to whom we are grateful, in whom the opposition will not participate. So, as far as we are concerned, and that is shared by the leaders of other opposition parties, we will not raise hands on verisimilitude.