In Bosnian Elections, New Leaders Inherit Old Problems

Bosnia-Herzegovina will hold elections Oct. 12 to choose representatives for its tripartite presidency as well as for the main entities that constitute the national and local governments. However, the next Bosnian government will have to govern over a fragmented political landscape and through an extremely complex institutional framework, which has made decision-making slow and has prevented reforms from being applied in the past. With little prospect for political or economic reforms, social unrest will remain a permanent threat to the stability of the country.