Outgoing PM quits party

SARAJEVO Bosnia's outgoing Prime Minister, Mr Haris Silajdzic, who was replaced yesterday by Mr Hasan Muratovic in a major government…

SARAJEVO Bosnia's outgoing Prime Minister, Mr Haris Silajdzic, who was replaced yesterday by Mr Hasan Muratovic in a major government shuffle, has finally parted company with the ruling Party of Democratic Action after months of tensions.

Throughout Bosnia's 43 month war, Mr Silajdzic (50) served first as foreign minister and later as prime minister.

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