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Significance
Ethnic and political tensions will rise after ICTY acquitted the radical Serb nationalist Seselj and convicted Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic, with Bosnia-Hercegovina (BiH) approaching elections in October.
Impacts
Most Serbs will find ICTY too harsh on Karadzic, though many have celebrated Seselj's release.
Croats and Bosniaks across the Balkans will see Karadzic's verdict as lenient, and Seselj's release as a mockery of justice.
Reopening the war crimes issue will keep alive divisions between Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs in BiH, Croatia and Serbia.
The October elections will not only establish new municipal governments but also point to general elections in 2018.
Keywords:
Bosnia-Hercegovina,
EUR,
United Nations,
Balkans,
Croatia,
Serbia,
BOSNIA,
international relations,
politics,
election,
human rights,
judicial,
opposition,
party,
referendum,
regional,
social,
crime,
government,
international law,
legislation,
war
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