2018 Bosnian general election

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2018 Bosnian general election
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Turnout53.36% Decrease 0,64pp
Bosniak member of the Presidency
  Šefik Džaferović.1.jpg Denis Bećirović.jpg
Candidate Šefik Džaferović Denis Bećirović
Party SDA SDP BiH
Popular vote 212,581 194,688
Percentage 36.6% 33.5%
Croat member of the Presidency
  Željko Komšić (cropped).jpg Dragan Čović, portrait 2.jpg
Candidate Željko Komšić Dragan Čović
Party DF HDZ BiH
Popular vote 225,500 154,819
Percentage 52.6% 36.1%
Serb member of the Presidency
  Milorad Dodik (cropped).jpg EPP Malta Congress 2017 ; 29 March (33565806452) (cropped).jpg
Candidate Milorad Dodik Mladen Ivanić
Party SNSD PDP
Popular vote 368,210 292,065
Percentage 53.9% 42.7%
2018 Bosnian presidential election - Results.svg
Results of the presidential elections (from left to right: Bosniak, Croat, Serb.) Darker shade indicates a larger share of the vote for the indicated candidate.
Presidency members before election

Bakir Izetbegović (Bosniak)
Dragan Čović (Croat)
Mladen Ivanić (Serb)

 Elected Presidency members

Šefik Džaferović (Bosniak)
Željko Komšić (Croat)
Milorad Dodik (Serb)

Party Leader % Seats ±
SDA Bakir Izetbegović 17.01 9 -1
SNSD Milorad Dodik 16.03 6 0
SDS–NDP–NS–SRS 9.80 3 -2
SDP BiH Nermin Nikšić 9.08 5 +2
HDZ–HSS–HSP–HKDU Dragan Čović 9.05 5 +1
DF-GS Željko Komšić 5.81 3 -2
PDP Branislav Borenović 5.06 2 +1
DNS 4.18 1 0
SBB Fahrudin Radončić 4.16 2 -2
NS Predrag Kojović 2.92 2 +2
NB Senad Šepić 2.51 1 New
PDA 2.32 1 New
SP 1.89 1 +1
A-SDA 1.84 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Colours denote the party with the most votes by municipalities.
Chairman before Chairman after
Denis Zvizdić
SDA		 Zoran Tegeltija
SNSD

General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 October 2018. Voters elected the national Presidency and House of Representatives, as well as the Presidents and legislatures of the two entities and the legislatures of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Electoral system[]

The three members of the Presidency are elected by plurality. In Republika Srpska voters elect the Serb representative, whilst in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina voters elect the Bosniak and Croat members.[1] The 42 members of the House of Representatives are elected by open list proportional representation in two constituencies, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.[2]

Franchise[]

A total of 3,352,933 citizens are registered to vote: 2,092,336 in the FBiH and 1,260,597 in the RS (citizens living in Brčko District vote in one of the entities). There are 77,814 persons registered to vote outside of BiH, out of which 76,729 persons are registered to vote by mail and 1,085 are registered to vote at diplomatic missions.

Turnout[]

Turnout at the level of BiH was 53.36%; FBiH 51.25%; RS 57.30% and BD 46.81%. The percentage was slightly lower as compared to 2014 that was 54.14%. The BiH Central Election Commission (CEC) reported that all 5714 polling stations closed down in time or with slight delay. According to the initial assessment by the BiH CEC, the elections passed in an overall calm and peaceful atmosphere.[citation needed]

Results[]

Presidency of BiH[]

The elected members of the BiH Presidency are Šefik Džaferović (Bosniak, SDA), Željko Komšić (Croat, DF) and Milorad Dodik (Serb, SNSD). There was controversy over the election of the Croat member, as the non-nationalist candidate Željko Komšić (Democratic Front) won against the nationalist Dragan Čović (HDZ BiH) with the help of Bosniak voters, with Komšić winning first place almost exclusively in municipalities without a Croat relative majority. The result prompted protests of Croats accusing Bosniaks of out-voting and calling for the creation of their own entity or electoral constituency. In the following days, protests were held in Mostar with signs "Not my president".[3][4] In the days following election, several municipalities with Croat majority declared Komšić persona non grata.[5][6]

Candidate Party Votes %
Bosniak member
Šefik Džaferović Party of Democratic Action 212,581 36.61
Denis Bećirović Social Democratic Party 194,688 33.53
Fahrudin Radončić Union for a Better Future of BiH 75,210 12.95
Mirsad Hadžikadić Platform for Progress 58,555 10.09
Senad Šepić Independent Bloc 29,922 5.15
Amer Jerlagić Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,655 1.66
Croat member
Željko Komšić Democratic Front 225,500 52.64
Dragan Čović Croatian Democratic Union 154,819 36.14
Diana Zelenika Croatian Democratic Union 1990 25,890 6.04
Boriša Falatar Our Party 16,036 3.74
Jerko Ivanković Lijanović People's Party for Work and Betterment 6,099 1.42
Serb member
Milorad Dodik Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 368,210 53.88
Mladen Ivanić Alliance for Victory (SDS–PDP–NDP–SRS RS–SRS) 292,065 42.74
Mirjana Popović Serb Progressive Party of Republika Srpska 12,731 1.86
Gojko Kličković First Serb Democratic Party 10,355 1.52
Invalid/blank votes 120,259 –
Total 1,812,575 100
Registered voters/turnout 3,355,429 54.02
Source: CEC

House of Representatives of BiH[]

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Party Federation Republika Srpska Total
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats +/–
Party of Democratic Action 252,081 25.48 8 29,673 4.45 1 281,754 17.01 9 –1
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 4,663 0.47 0 260,930 39.10 6 265,593 16.03 6 0
SDS–NDP–NS–SRS – – – 162,414 24.34 3 162,414 9.80 3 –2
Social Democratic Party 140,781 14.23 5 9,672 1.45 0 150,453 9.08 5 +2
HDZ–HSS–HSP–HKDU 145,487 14.71 5 4,385 0.66 0 149,872 9.05 5 +1
Democratic Front–Civic Alliance 96,180 9.72 3 – – – 96,180 5.81 3 –2
Party of Democratic Progress – – – 83,832 12.56 2 83,832 5.06 2 +1
Democratic People's Alliance 652 0.07 0 68,637 10.29 1 69,289 4.18 1 0
Union for a Better Future of BiH 67,597 6.83 2 1,394 0.21 0 68,991 4.16 2 –2
Our Party 48,402 4.89 2 – – – 48,402 2.92 2 +2
Independent Bloc 41,511 4.20 1 – – – 41,511 2.51 1 New
Movement of Democratic Action 38,417 3.88 1 – – – 38,417 2.32 1 New
Socialist Party – – – 31,321 4.69 1 31,321 1.89 1 +1
Party of Democratic Activity 29,763 3.01 1 756 0.11 0 30,519 1.84 1 0
HDZ 1990–HSP 28,962 2.93 0 – – – 28,962 1.75 0 0
People and Justice 23,353 2.36 0 – – – 23,353 1.41 0 New
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 17,830 1.80 0 – – – 17,830 1.08 0 0
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party 16,433 1.66 0 – – – 16,433 0.99 0 –1
Independent Bosnia-Herzegovina List 12,505 1.26 0 – – – 12,505 0.75 0 New
Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,735 0.78 – – – – 7,735 0.47 0 0
The Initial Serb Democratic Party – – – 7,513 1.13 0 7,513 0.45 0 New
Pensioners' Party 7,185 0.73 – – – – 7,185 0.43 0 New
Bosnian Party 5,771 0.58 – – – – 5,771 0.35 0 0
Serb Progressive Party RS – – – 4,750 0.71 0 4,750 0.29 0 0
Union for New Politics 728 0.07 – 1381 0.21 0 2,109 0.13 0 New
Croatian Party BiH 1,095 0.11 – – – – 1,095 0.07 0 New
Liberal Democratic Party 1,833 0.19 0 – – – 1,833 0.11 0 New
The Left Wing 264 0.03 0 666 0.10 0 930 0.06 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 95,808 – – 60,600 – – 156,408 – – –
Total 1,085,036 100 28 727,924 100 14 1,812,960 100 42 0
Registered voters/turnout 2,093,784 51.82 – 1,261,645 57.70 – 3,352,429 54.03 – –
Source: CEC

See also[]

Further reading[]

  • Hulsey, John; Keil, Soeren (27 April 2020). "Change amidst continuity? Assessing the 2018 regional elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina". Regional & Federal Studies. 30 (3): 343–361. doi:10.1080/13597566.2020.1754204. S2CID 219020743.

References[]

  1. ^ Maja Sahadžic (2009) The Electoral System of Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Short Review of Political Matter and/or Technical Perplexion Contemporary Issues, Vol. 2, No. 1
  2. ^ Electoral System IPU
  3. ^ Editorial, Reuters (12 October 2018). "Croats protest against election of moderate in Bosnia's presidency". Reuters.
  4. ^ Mladen Lakic (3 May 2013). "Bosnian Croats Protest Against Komsic's Election Victory". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ^ "I Čitluk prekrižio Komšića".
  6. ^ "STUDENTI SVEUČILIŠTA U MOSTARU KOMŠIĆA PROGLASILI NEPOŽELJNIM 'Takve nas stvari ne zanimaju od nekoga tko se lažno predstavlja kao Hrvat' - Jutarnji List". Jutarnji.hr. Reuters. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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