The Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomed the appointment of the Federation (FBiH) entity government urging them to start working for the benefit of all citizens as soon as possible.

“OHR welcomes the long overdue completion of the FBiH Government formation, and the implementation of the voters’ will as expressed in the October elections. The new Government needs to engage swiftly in addressing the needs of the citizens and adopting urgent and necessary reforms for BiH to move forward along its EU path. Every new government, regardless of which parties form the majority, should be primarily committed to the citizens,” OHR tweeted.

The House of Representatives of Bosnia’s Federation (FBiH) entity Parliament appointed the new government Thursday following the decisions of the High Representative in BiH Christian Schmidt, who unblocked this process after eight years.

With 51 votes in favour, one abstention and zero votes against it, the decision was made to confirm the new composition of the FBiH government.