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March 31, 2012

AP: Bosnian minorities push for right to be prez

by Aida Cerkez
The Associated Press

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina—Dervo Sejdic never wanted to be president. But angered that he was barred from running because he's a gypsy, he decided to fight for the right "as a matter of principle."

Jakob Finci is Bosnia's ambassador to Switzerland and has held many government posts. But he can't run because he's a Jew.     

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