Politician calls resolution on Croats in Bosnia a 'farce'

Nino Raspudić, a Croatian parliamentary representative, has sharply criticized a proposed resolution aimed at protecting Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina from being outvoted in presidential elections. He labeled the initiative, agreed upon by the ruling HDZ party and its coalition partner DP, as a "farce" and a "comedy" that trivializes a critical geopolitical issue for Croatia.

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This is a farce, a comedy. Parliament has already passed a resolution on the status of Croats in BiH on the initiative of the then HDZ representative from the diaspora Božo Ljubić, and it is quite sufficient to act according to that declaration.

Raspudić argued that the Croatian Parliament had already adopted a sufficient resolution on the status of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina based on an initiative by former HDZ diaspora representative Božo Ljubić. He suggested that the current government's efforts were diluted, comparing the initial announcement to "whiskey" that turned into "chamomile tea," and now even weaker, with additions from HDZ figures like Mate Granić to avoid offending Brussels.

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It is a comedy that destroys a very serious topic, I would even say a key Croatian geostrategic topic. What was announced as whiskey turned out to be chamomile tea, and now it turns out that not even chamomile was enough, so a little laxative was added in the HDZ in the style of Mate Granić so as not to offend anyone in Brussels.

He further accused Prime Minister Plenković's administration of offering only material aid to Croats in Bosnia, lacking concrete political support. Raspudić believes this inaction stems from career ambitions tied to European politics, which he claims de facto supports the "civic option" exploited by Bosniak nationalism. He questioned why Plenković would tell Croats in Bosnia to resolve their issues independently, contrasting it with Croatia's support for Ukraine against Russia.

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Everything will come down to material aid, but they will not provide any concrete political support, and the reason is obviously that someone's career ambitions are tied to Brussels and to European policy which de facto supports this civic option on which Bosniak nationalism parasitizes.

Raspudić urged Croatia to leverage its position as a full member of the European Union and NATO. He pointed to a past instance where Croatia purchased French Rafale fighter jets, leading to a strategic alliance with France. However, he noted that shortly after, the French ambassador in Sarajevo, along with German and other envoys, warned the High Representative against altering the electoral law in favor of Croats, implying France would not be an ally in this matter. Raspudić stressed the need for Croatia to actively pressure and utilize its allies to ensure the electoral reform that would guarantee a third electoral unit for Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Why would they agree to a retreat? So, obviously Plenković considers Croats in BiH and Croats in Croatia to be mentally deficient when he says they should agree among themselves. So why doesn't he tell the Ukrainians to agree with the Russians themselves, but supports them?