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Will Bosnia beat Belgium's record in not-making-a-government?

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Will Bosnia beat Belgium's record in not-making-a-government?

Asked by: Super Userkruijs in Politics » Western Europe
Settled on 01/04/2012 21:50 Settled by Super Userkruijs
Winning option: Bosnia broke the record time to form a government that had been held by in Iraq following its election; however a similar government formation crisis in Belgium lasted 541 days.

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Yes
Yes
(July to September)
No
No
(October to December)

Background

The inability of Bosnia's caretaker government to form a new government in the past year has hurt efforts at democratic reform, UN Security Council members said Tuesday.

The 15-nation council discussed the prolonged political stalemate in Sarajevo, which is headed by Bosnian Muslim, Bosnian Serb and Croat politicians. The parties have been able to agree on a government since elections in October 2010.

Cabinet negotiations have continued for a very long time; Bosnia and Herzegovina had broken the record to form a government in Iraq and was dangerously approaching the 2003-4 353 days Cambodia world record, however a similar but more extreme government formation crisis lasts in the Kingdom of Belgium.

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1675533.php/UN-Absence-of-government-in-Bosnia-hurts-democratic-reform
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_government_formation

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   Super Userkruijs

Bosnia's main Muslim, Croat and Serb parties agreed Wednesday to form a central government, ending a 14-month political crisis that paralysed the state and blocked further EU integration.

"We have reached an agreement on the composition of the government," Sulejman Tihic, leader of the SDA Muslim party, told a press conference.

He added that the party leaders also agreed on two pieces of legislation, on holding a census and on distribution of state aid, which Brussels insists on if Bosnia is to take further steps toward joining the European Union.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5huq0PsgS7LbpF5cv5c-x9RULcZxA

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