2008 Bosnian municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 5 October 2008. Parties and independent candidates had to register by 23 May 2008, party or coalition lists by 25 June 2008. These were the first local elections were representatives of minorities were elected to the municipal assemblies.[1]
64 political parties and 183 independent candidates were certified to stand in the election.[2]
Nationalist parties (the Party of Democratic Action and the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the federation and the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats in the RS) were the most successful in the election, while the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina was considered to have been the loser of the election.[3] [4] Turnout was 55% (an increase and more than expected), but only 40% in the cities, were the voters were the most supportive of smaller, multi-ethnic parties.[5]
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina [ ]
Main article: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska [ ]
Main article: Republika Srpska
Assembly of Brčko District [ ]
Constituency[6]
Council[7]
Mayor[8] elected by Council
Party
Popular vote
%
Seats
Mayor
Votes
%
Brčko
Social Democratic Party
10,262[9]
22.43
8[10]
Dragan Pajić, SNSD
23
74%
SDS —DNS —PDP —SRS RS
8,448
13.05
6
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats
5,878
11.53
4
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,712
8.24
3
Croatian Democratic Union
3,618
8.03
2
—
2,750
6.10
2
HDZ 1990 —HSS —NHI —HSP
2,630
5.84
2
Party of Democratic Action
2,188
4.86
2
Socialist Party —
1,969
4,37
1
Minority candidate Avdo Aljić
(71)
-
1
Total
45,055
31
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