YUGOSLAVIA: PRESIDENCY ROTATION THREATENED
THE PEACE ACCORD BROKERED THIS WEEK BY THE FEDERAL PRESIDENCY IS BEING CRITICIZED FIERCELY IN CROATIA, WHERE flOMBINGS ANO SHOOTINGS CONTINUE IN SERB-POPULATED AREAS. THE SERBIAN ASSEMBLY HAS PLEDGED TO PROTECT SERBS IN CROATIA ANO ACCUSED CROATIAN LEADERS OF GENOCIDE. IN THE FEDERAL ASSEMBLY, CROATIAN ANO SLOVENE DELEGATIONS YESTERDAY BLOCKED ELECTION OF THREE PRO SERBIAN NOMINEES TO THE PRESIDENCY.ONTENEGRIN, WAS TO BECOME VICE PRESIDENT. REPLACING CROATIA'S STIPE MESIC. WHO IS SCHEDULEO TO BECOME PRESIDENT NEXT WEDNESDAY, REPLACING SERBIA'S BORlSAV JOViC.i
THE MANEUVERING OVER PRESIDENCY PCSTS INCREASES THE CHANCTTHE ROTATION WILL BREAK DOWN. FURTHER DAMAGING YUGOSLAVIA'S UNITY AND THE PROSPECTSOLITICAL SOLUTION. SERBIA HAS ENOUGH VOTES TO BLOCK ELECTION OFEW PRESIDENT AND PROBABLY WILL DO SO If ITS NOMINEES REMAIN BLOCKED. JOVIC,ARDLINER WHO HASN INFLANNATORY ROLE. MIGHT THEN TRY TO KEEP HIS POSITION WITH THE BACKING Of THE ARMY. THE FRAYING OF THE PEACE ACCORD AND ETHNIC VIOLENCE WILL FURTHER FUEL THE lEAOERSHIP CRISIS.
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