SRNA REVIEW OF EVENING NEWS, Sept. 17, 1996

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From: Mirjana Petrovic <almirja@cotton.vislab.olemiss.edu>

BRCKO - According to unofficial data, the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) took overwhelming victory in all four electoral levels in the municipalities of Brcko, Pelagicevo and Srpsko Orasje. The SDS candidate for a joint presidency of B-H, Momcilo Krajisnik, polled 4,519 of the votes or 81.97 percent, Mladen Ivanic of the Alliance for Peace and Progress (SMP) and Demo cratic Patriotic Block (DPB) won 3,994 or 13.35 percent of the votes.

BRATUNAC - According to unofficial information made avail able to SRNA, the SDS candidate for membership in B-H presiden cy, Momcilo Krajisnik, won 13,333 or 78.45 percent of the votes in the Municipality of Bratunac. The SMP and DPB candidate, Mladen Ivanic got 2,583 polls or 15.20 percent of the votes.

ZVORNIK - According to the first unofficial data, the SDS candidate for the presidency of B&H, Momcilo Krajisnik, won 26,291 votes or 65.4 percent of the entire electorate figure, taking the ballot in the Municipality of Zvornik. The SMP and DPB candidate, Mladen Ivanic, got 9,412 votes or 23.4 percent.

BILECA - According to SRNA's information, the SDS candidate for a threeperson presidency of the Union of B-H, Momcilo Kra- jisnik, took 78.68 percent of the votes in Bileca. The second is the SMP and DPB candidate, Mladen Ivanic with 16.51 percent of the votes. The SDS candidate, Biljana Plavsic, triumphed at the elections for president of Republika Srpska (RS) in the Munici pality of Bileca with 74.76 percent of the votes won.

GACKO - As SRNA learns, The SDS candidate for a joint presi dency, Momcilo Krajisnik, took a convincing victory in Gacko. Out of 5,653 persons who voted in the Municipality and 1,7000 votes that arrived from abroad and the CroatMuslim Federation, Krajis- nik won 73.83 percent of the votes. The candidate for RS presi dent, Biljana Plavsic, got 69.13 percent of the votes.

KALINOVIK - The counting of votes on all four election levels was completed in Kalinovik and, according to SRNA's unof ficial data, Momcilo Krajisnik with 2,451 or 68.19 percent of the votes is convincingly leading for the presidency of B-H. In voting for House of Deputies of B-H, the SDS won with 2,192 or 61.16 percent of the votes.

BIJELJINA - According to unofficial data on the first level, out of 66,096 valid votes, about 45,283 voters or 69 percent cast their ballots for Momcilo Krajisnik. As SRNA unofficially learns, the SDS won 35,600 or 52 percent of the votes in the Municipali ty of Bijeljina. The SDS candidate, Biljana Plavsic, won the greatest number of votes for the RS president.

BANJALUKA - As SRNA unofficially learns, in the Municipality of Banjaluka, out of 120,000 voters, the SDS list for a Represen tatives Council of B-H won 62,559 or 52 percent.

NOVI GRAD - As SRNA learns, of the total of 26,722 ballots or about 55 percent the SDS candidate for RS president, Biljana Plavsic won 14,694 votes in Novi Grad.

SARAJEVO - According to data reported at 19:00 hrs by OSCE, the SDS candidate for a threeman presidency of B-H, Momcilo Krajisnik, won 78.8% of the votes.

SARAJEVO - At a press conference in Sarajevo, the OSCE re ported that the SDS candidate for a joint presidency, Momcilo Krajisnik, took 508,026 votes, while the counting is in process. The SDA (The Party of Democratic Action) candidate, Alija Izetbe govic, won 629,437 of the votes, while the candidate of the Croa tian Democratic Union (HDZ), Kresimir Zubak, got 245, 047 of the votes.

SARAJEVO - The Muslim side is going to recognise the results of the elections in RS and the Federation of B&H, if OSCE con firms that the same were held properly, stated Muslim premier Hasan Muratovic in Zagreb.

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