By Daria Sito-Sucic

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -The prime minister of Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic (RS) said on Monday he would resign from his position, as part of a plan by his Serb ruling party to form a government based on a wider coalition with more decision-making power.

Announcing his move, Radovan Viskovic added he would retain his other senior political roles until the Serb-dominated RS region reached its “ultimate goal” and seceded from Bosnia.

“I will continue to hold important positions, …I am staying in the SNSD party (The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats) until we accomplish our ultimate goal and that is the state of Republika Srpska,” Viskovic said, appearing at a press conference along with top party officials.

The crisis sparked by Bosnia’s Serb separatist push am

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