British ambassador visits Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Julian Reilly, with associates, visited the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina and spoke with the president and members of the Commission. President Suad Arnautovi thanked for the support that the Central Election Commission of BiHCommission of BiH received from the Government of Great Britain and recalled the previous cooperation.

He highlighted a very important segment of the 2022 election process for the improvement of which the Government of Great Britain provided financial support.

Thanks to the financial support of the British Embassy for the General Elections 2022, the Central Election Commission of BiHCommission of BiH introduced a new novelty in the election process, namely special security ecological stamps that were used to certify the ballots through a project by the Association of Election Officials in BiH.

The security stamp is used to determine the validity and authenticity of the ballot used at the polling station, which is intended to prevent electoral manipulation and fraud. A total of 6,090 security stamps were made.

During the meeting, Arnautovi announced two important activities of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2023.

They refer to the implementation of the Test Project of the European Union for the introduction of new technologies into the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the organization of a post-election conference where the electoral process and challenges faced by the electoral administration during the implementation of the 2022 General Elections will lead to recommendations for improving the electoral process and legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The statement said that the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina would be grateful for the help of international donors for consideration of the option of sponsoring the mentioned activities.