Croatian President threatens to block Finland, Sweden joining Nato unless Bosnian electoral law is

[Sherman A1]

reformed

Any potential application from Finland to join Nato must be ratified by all 30 member states, but Croatia's Parliament — not the President — will make that decision.

YLE NEWS
26.4. 11:20

Croatian President Zoran Milanović has called on his country's parliament to vote against Finland and Sweden joining Nato, Croatian television has reported.

If the two Nordic nations decide to apply for membership of the alliance, their applications must be ratified by all 30 current member states. Croatia has been a member of Nato since 2009.

Milanović stated that Croatia's approval of any potential Finnish and Swedish application could be dependent on the reform of Bosnia and Herzegovina's electoral law.

In a complicated political system created after the end of war in 1995, Bosnia and Herzegovina is made up of two main administrative units that represent the three main ethnic groups — the Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska and the Bosniak-Croat majority Federation of BiH.

https://yle.fi/news/3-12418999

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. That hardly seems an appropriate justification for blocking their membership (nt)

[kelly1mm]

3. Do the rules stating all NATO members approve new members call on those objecting

to have an 'appropriate justification'? If not then they Croatia does not need to provide one. (I do agree it seems pretty silly and the President may not have the decision making power anyway!)

[BlueJac]

2. Looking for attention!

[C_U_L8R]

4. A former Soviet satellite should know better.