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Bosnia: Protester calls grow for government resignations

2014-02-11 183 Dailymotion

Protesters in Bosnia have increased their demands as discontent with their political leaders deepens.<br /><br />In Sarajevo, anger over corruption and the dire state of the economy has fuelled resignation calls. Four out of ten canton heads have already quit. Now protesters want Federation members to go.<br /><br />Former High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Carl Bildt, is clear who is to blame for the crisis.<br /><br />“I think the politicians there have been focussing for quite some time on the wrong issues – a lot of manoeuvring on semi-nationalistic constitutional and other issues, without addressing the rather serious economic situation in the country. I mean the need for some fundamental economic reforms. That’s been neglected.” <br /><br />In neighbouring Serbia, hundreds of people showed their support for the protests. Rally organisers said workers all over the Balkans share the same concerns and called for solidarity. <br /><br />Monday’s protests were peaceful and nothing like last week’s violent unrest, but the

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