Republika Srpska (RS), Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) Serb-dominated entity, is determined to continue their planned referendum about its entities annual public holiday on the 25th of September despite Bosnian and international warnings. BiH’s constitutional court has already ruled the day as discriminatory and thus unconstitutional. This because it discriminates against non-Serb residents of RS. The referendum could destabilize the country especially with the local elections set for October. The referendum will be discussed at a session of the Peace Implementation Council, an ad-hoc group representing countries and international organizations overseeing BiH's peace agreement (Dayton 1995) and the work of the Office of the High Representative (OHR), which is responsible for its continued implementation.
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