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Schmidt in Belgrade, Dodik in offside, Komšić in the stands

After Schmidt's meetings with Vučić and Patriarch Porfirije, the message for the lost son Milorad Dodik cannot be clearer

Schmidt, Dodik and Komšić: Rearrangement on the political scene. Avaz

Fadil Mandal

In the last five days, we have witnessed a real political thriller, with twists that even the famous inspector Hercule Poirot would not have thought of. We saw the finish of that turbulent rearrangement today in Belgrade.

Agency news says that the new High Representative in B&H, Christian Schmidt, met with the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić. In a separate meeting, Schmidt also talked with Serbian Patriarch Porfirije.

The message for the deluded son of Milorad Dodik could not be clearer. Serbia's political and religious leaders practically recognize Schmidt and his function, which only further illuminates the picture in which Dodik is in a difficult political offside.


Dodik's tail bending follows

There is no doubt that the leader of the SNSD and a member of the Presidency of B&H will have to extract the hot chestnuts himself, which he set on fire by repeatedly belittling and not recognizing the new High Representative.

Schmidt: Patiently strengthen his position. Avaz

The scanty information in the Belgrade media says that Dodik's meeting with Schmidt is already being prepared behind the scenes. Whatever the format of the meeting, it will mean Dodik's bending the tail and recognition of the real situation, that is, Schmidt as the High Representative in B&H.

That something was going on behind the scenes was clear last weekend, when details of an international conference arrived from Germany, at which Christian Schmidt, President of the German Bundestag Wolfgang Schaeuble and Chairman of the Presidency of B&H Željko Komšić spoke.

After speaking openly about the election of a Croat member of the collective head of state and the fact that Komšić is the representative of the Croat people in the Presidency, but that he was predominantly elected by Bosniaks, coordinated media and political barrage fire from circles close to the ruling Bosniak structures and Komšić himself turned towards Schmidt.


Dodik: Got clear signals. Avaz

Suddenly Schmidt, is no longer so pro-Bosnian, and Germany and Chancellor Merkel ("we knew") still work with their brothers by faith, the Croats.

Komšić, confused by the turn that only surprised him, found himself in an unusual position. From a player who was supposed to be part of the solution, in 24 hours he turned into someone who radicalizes the political scene and disproportionately strikes at friends of B&H from Berlin, and sends himself from the political field to the fan stands.

Moreover, the leader of the DF came to the paradoxical situation of turning against Schmidt, and at the same time Schmidt began to be publicly praised by the notorious Milorad Dodik.

The cherry on top of the cake came in the form of an announcement that Angela Merkel will have her last diplomatic tour in the role of chancellor in the Western Balkans.


The Bosniak position of the weeping Calimero

Merkel's arrival first in Belgrade with Vučić, and then in Tirana with Edi Rama, in addition to signaling where the key centers for resolving the Balkan Gordian knot are, portrays even more strongly the self-isolating position of B&H and the Bosniak political factor in the Western Balkans.


Komšić: Confused and uninformed. Avaz

Unfortunately, for decades, this factor has spent and is spending its power and strength more on dealing with secular opposition votes, rather than meaningfully working on gaining new and keeping old friends in the region, Europe and the world.

We are watching the end result of such a failed Bosniak ostrich policy live these days. Our traditional allies from Germany and personally Chancellor Angela Merkel today obviously understand better what Serb and Croat politicians and statesmen are saying than they are willing to continue to listen to self-proclaimed Bosniak and pro-Bosnian spokesmen who, after thirty years in power, have turned into replicas of the sad mourner Calimero from the famous cartoon.