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http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20230518-020242-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/political-pluralism-and-the-camels-back/ Political Pluralism and the Camel’s Back - The High Representative Unblocks the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Herenda, Tahir eng 2023-05-17 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Bonn Powers Bosnia and Herzegovina Christian Schmidt High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina Pluralismus Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 27 April, the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt has unblocked the appointment of the government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by overriding the veto of the largest Bosniak party, SDA. The party, currently in opposition, had blocked the appointment of the government. Schmidt's move could be a welcome breakthrough – the country has been ridden by abuses of ethnic vetoes ever since the Dayton Agreement. However, this specific imposition may have detrimental consequences for the future of political pluralism in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and any parties which want to outgrow the existing ethnic division.