Dodik sets three conditions for SNSD joining the state government: Constitutional Court reform, annulling High Representatives' decisions, no SBiH

SNSD leader Milorad Dodik announced in Banja Luka on November 2, after a party presidency meeting, three conditions for SNSD entering the BiH Council of Ministers, Vijesti.ba and Srpske novine report.

The first is reform of the BiH Constitutional Court, with three judges from each constituent people. The second is the annulment of all High Representative decisions never confirmed by the BiH Parliamentary Assembly and a review of those it did confirm. The third is that SNSD will not partner with any bloc that includes Stranka za BiH. SNSD also wants two deputy ministers in every ministry.

"If anyone wants to see SNSD in government in BiH, they will see us only if the Constitutional Court of BiH is reformed," Dodik said.

The RS National Assembly

SNSD holds 34 of 83 seats, and with its partners (Ujedinjena Srpska, DNS-NPS, SP-DEMOS, NDP, SPS and RSS) 54, about 65 percent, short of the two-thirds majority Dodik is seeking. The opposition holds 29: PSS 12, SDS 10, Lista za pravdu i red four and Koalicija za državu three. According to an unnamed SNSD source, about half of the 16 ministers in the RS government could be replaced; the aim is to adopt a government and budget by the end of December.

The new president of Republika Srpska is Savo Minić (SNSD), who won 52.10 percent of the vote and will nominate the prime minister after taking the oath.