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SRNA REVIEW Plavsic - Statement
From: Mirjana Petrovic <almirja@cotton.vislab.olemiss.edu>
KARADZIC REMAINS PRESIDENT
SARAJEVO, June 30, 1996 /SRNA/ The vicepresident of the
Republika Srpska (RS), Biljana Plavsic confirmed today that Dr.
Radovan Karadzic remains in the future the Republika Srpska
president.
In a statement for SRNA, Mrs. Plavsic denied some news of
world agencies saying that president Karadzic resigned, appoint
ing Mrs. Plavsic for his successor.
"The president Karadzic used the constitutional right and on
the basis of Article 3 of the Srpska Constitution amendment 40,
he brought decision for transferring his authorities to one of
presidents, in this case on me", stated Plavsic, specifying that
she further remains the vice president of Republika Srpska.
As she added, the decision which the Srpska president made
"because of temporarily impossibility for doing his function",
goes into effect today, on June 30, and it will not change any
thing within the state policy.
Vicepresident Plavsic characterised the calculations by TV-
CNN saying that possible resignation by the Republika Srpska
president "would provoke great internal political ferments", as
"speculations".
"The Srpska leadership carries out and will carry out the
honest policy that is of the interest for the people", said
Plavsic, stressing that president Karadzic was legally elected
for this function by the people and that he remains at the post
until the elections scheduled for September.
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