The president of the Republika Srpska has vowed to go ahead with a referendum on a regional holiday in the autonomous Serbian region of Bosnia-Herzegovina, a move that represents a challenge to the authority of the central government.
Milorad Dodik told RFE/RL’s Balkan Service that the planned September 25 referendum on a January 9 statehood day in the region will proceed despite a ruling by the highest court in Bosnia calling the holiday “discriminatory” and ordering a halt to the poll.
