With the local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina now some six weeks away the preparations and strategizing are now all-consuming for members of the Platform for Progress and the candidates who will be running for mayorships and city council seats.

As was the case in the presidential election in 2018, the Platform for Progress will have representatives on many of the election boards that are being assembled to oversee the voting process at the voting precincts across the country on election day.

The list of the Platform for Progress candidates who will be running for office in the local elections on November 15th has been finalized.  With some three weeks before the official campaign period begins the Platform is now taking the opportunity,

The political landscape and ongoing media blockade of the Platform for Progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to pose challenges.  Mirsad Hadzikadič, the president of the Platform, and I recently spoke at length about, why, in his words,

On Saturday, August 29th, Zenica was the site of the seventh peaceful protest march coordinated by the Platform for Progress.  Zenica, the fourth largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina his located some 60 miles north of Sarajevo.

With the names of the candidates who will appear on the ballots for the November 15th local elections already submitted to the Central Electoral Commission, it has been brought to the attention of the Platform for Progress governing board that some of ...

The names of the candidates who will appear on the ballots for the November 15th local elections have been officially submitted to the Electoral Commission.  In total, 322 candidates will vie for local city council seats and mayorships across the count...

With the deadline just a week away, the final list of Platform for Progress candidates that will appear on the ballot for the November 15 local elections is being finalized.  This includes those running for mayorships in selected cities and towns and w...

After numerous delays and rumblings that the local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina could actually be canceled, a new date of November 15, 2020, has been set. During my recent conversation with Mirsad Hadzikadic,

The Platform for Progress had hoped to conduct yet another peaceful protest march on Saturday, July 18, in the town of Brčko in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina.  However, circumstances beyond its control forced some quick actions and within 24 hour...