The parliament of the Serb-run half of Bosnia adopted a bill today aimed at giving Muslims and Croats a place in government alongside the entity's majority Serbs.
The bill would see the Republika Sprska's government comprise 16 cabinet posts, five of which would go to minority Muslims and three to Croats.
Eight of the ministries would be filled by Serbs, according to the bill, which will be voted on once more before becoming law ahead of Bosnia's general election in October.
The current cabinet of Prime Minister Mr Mladen Ivanic counts 20 ministers, 19 of whom are Serb and one of whom is Muslim - the Bosnian Serb entity's first ever Muslim minister.
The bill follows constitutional changes adopted in April that gave Bosnian Muslims and Croats the status of "constituent people" alongside Serbs and allows the two groups to participate in all of the entity's institutions.
The constitutional changes are expected to be implemented after the Bosnian general election due on October 5th.
AFP