President of Republika Srpska (RS) Milorad Dodik stated in Banja Luka on Friday that the constitution of government in the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina would not directly affect the constitution of government in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) as a country with three entities, which requires respect of the principles of rotation and national balance.

Dodik told reporters that RS parties would continue conducting their 'policy of a unified approach' when it comes to the constitution of BiH government.

We stand by our propositions and we do not wish the Council of Ministers to be constituted as the government of the Federation, in a way that is not reinforced by the country's Constitution and laws, RS president pointed out and noted that the RS wants to see legitimate representatives appointed for these positions.

The government was constituted in Sarajevo on Thursday and the Federation got its president and two entity vice presidents.

The government in the BiH Federation was formed by the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDP BiH), headed by Zlatko Lagumdzija, and the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), led by Sulejman Tihic, with the help of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) and the National Party 'Radom za Boljitak' (Through work towards the good).

Two Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) parties question the legitimacy of the newly-formed government and say that Croatian representatives from the SDP BiH, HSP and the National Party 'Radom za Boljitak' cannot be considered as true representatives of Croats in BiH.