Moderates take control of Bosnian presidency

The multi-ethnic governing coalition in Bosnia-Herzegovina has taken control of the country's three-member presidency.

The two nominees, Jozo Krianovic and Beriz Belkic -- both of them members of the Social Democrats -- are likely to be approved by the upper house, where the reformists have a majority.

The presidency has been dominated by nationalist parties since independence nearly ten years ago.

A BBC correspondent in Sarajevo says the change is likely to allow the reformists to press ahead with a full programme of legislation, and also give a more prominent role to the government.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service