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At state level, Bosnia and Herzegovina votes for the rotating Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Parliamentary Assembly. President is elected for a four-year term by constituencies referring to the three main ethnic groups. The candidate with the most votes in a constituency is elected. The Parliamentary Assembly (Parlamentarna Skupština) has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Predstavnički dom/Zastupnički dom) has 42 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation in each main ethnic group. The House of Peoples (Dom Naroda) has 15 members, appointed by the parliaments of the two Entities. Bosnia and Herzegovina has a multi-party system, with numerous political parties in which no one party has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Each main ethnic group has its own dominant political party.

2018 Elections[]

The first results of Bosnia’s parliamentary elections on 8 October, 2018 show that representatives from nationalist parties of country's three main ethnic groups or, officially, constituent peoples have won the elections.[1]

Schedule[]

Election[]

Position 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Type President Council (October)
Parliamentary Assembly (October)
Gubernatorial (October)		 None President Council (October)
Parliamentary Assembly (October)
Gubernatorial (October)		 None
President Council President and Vice Presidents None President and Vice Presidents None
Parliamentary Assembly All seats None All seats None
Provinces, cities and municipalities All positions None All positions None All positions (2 October 2016)

Inauguration[]

Position 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Type President Council (January)
Parliamentary Assembly (January)
Gubernatorial (January)		 President Council (January) President Council (January)
Parliamentary Assembly (January)
Gubernatorial (January)		 President Council (January)
President Council
(1 January) 		Bosniak President
Serb&Croat Vice President		 Serb President
Croat&Bosniak Vice President		 Croat President
Bosniak&Serb Vice President		 Bosniak President
Serb&Croat Vice President		 Serb President
Croat&Bosniak Vice President		 Croat President
Bosniak&Serb Vice President
Parliamentary Assembly 1 January None 1 January None
Provinces, cities and municipalities 1 January None 1 January None

Latest elections[]

Main article: 2018 Bosnian general election

2018 presidential elections[]

Preliminary results[]

Candidate Party Votes %
Bosniak member
Šefik Džaferović Party of Democratic Action 175,053 37.17
Denis Bećirović Social Democratic Party 157,731 33.49
Fahrudin Radončić Union for a Better Future of BiH 60,619 12.87
Mirsad Hadžikadić 44,850 9.52
Senad Šepić Independent Bloc 25,075 5.32
Amer Jerlagić Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,609 1.62
Croat member
Željko Komšić Democratic Front 177,638 51.56
Dragan Čović (incumbent) Croatian Democratic Union 127,172 36.91
Diana Zelenika Croatian Democratic Union 1990 22,123 6.42
Boriša Falatar Our Party 12,372 3.59
Jerko Ivanković-Lijanović People's Party for Work and Betterment 5,238 1.52
Serb member
Milorad Dodik Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 313,209 53.87
Mladen Ivanić (incumbent) Alliance for Victory (SDS–PDP–NDP–SRS RS–PUP RS-SSSSB) 249,692 42.95
Mirjana Popović Serb Progressive Party 9,694 1.67
Gojko Kličković First Serb Democratic Party 8,791 1.51
Invalid/blank votes 99,699 –
Total 1,496,565 100
Registered voters/turnout 3,352,933
Source: CEC (86.13% of polling stations reporting)


2014 House of Representatives elections[]

Party Federation Republika Srpska Total
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats +/–
Party of Democratic Action 274,057 27.87 9 31,658 4.88 1 305,715 18.74 10 +3
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 5,842 0.59 0 249,314 38.46 6 255,156 15.64 6 –2
Serb Democratic Party – – – 211,603 32.64 5 211,603 12.97 5 +1
Democratic Front 150,767 15.33 5 – – – 150,767 9.24 5 New
Union for a Better Future of BiH 142,003 14.44 4 – – – 142,003 8.70 4 0
HDZ–HSS–HKDU–– 119,468 12.15 4 3,555 0.55 – 123,023 7.54 4 –
Social Democratic Party 92,906 9.45 3 15,736 2.43 – 108,642 6.66 3 –5
PDP–NDP 194 0.02 0 50,338 7.76 1 50,532 3.10 1 0
Croatian Democratic Union 1990 40,113 4.08 1 – – – 40,113 2.46 1 –
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party-Sefer Halilović 35,866 3.65 1 2,452 0.38 0 38,318 2.35 1 +1
Democratic People's Alliance – – – 37,072 5.72 1 37,072 2.27 1 0
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 25,677 2.61 0 – – – 25,677 1.57 0 –2
Party of Democratic Activity 22,088 2.25 1 – – – 22,088 1.35 1 New
Socialist Party – – – 18,732 2.89 0 18,732 1.15 0 0
SPP–SDU–DNZ 12,885 1.31 0 3,429 0.53 0 16,314 1.00 0 –1
People's Party for Work and Betterment 12,927 1.31 0 – – – 12,927 0.79 0 –1
Serbian Progressive Party – – – 11,421 1.76 0 11,421 0.70 0 0
Our Party 10,913 1.11 0 – – – 10,913 0.67 0 0
Party of Justice and Trust – – – 9,763 1.51 0 9,763 0.60 0 New
Bosnian Party 7,518 0.76 0 – – – 7,518 0.46 0 0
Social Democratic Union - Union for Us All 5,881 0.6 0 853 0.13 0 6,734 0.41 0 0
Labour Party 5,731 0.58 0 – – – 5,731 0.35 0 New
HSP–DSI 5,475 0.56 0 – – – 5,475 0.34 0 –
Communist Party 3,075 0.31 0 1,976 0.30 0 5,051 0.31 0 New
HKDU 4,718 0.48 0 – – – 4,718 0.29 0 New
Diaspora Party 3,371 0.34 0 – – – 3,371 0.21 0 New
New Movement 1,830 0.19 0 – – – 1,830 0.11 0 New
Tomo Vukić – – – 397 0.06 0 397 0.02 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 97,720 – – 58,857 – – 156,577 – – –
Total 1,081,025 100 28 701,156 100 14 1,782,181 100 42 –
Registered voters/turnout – – – –
Source: CEC

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Nationalist parties win Bosnia’s election, preliminary results show

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