Voting starts in Bosnia and Herzegovina general election

Polls opened in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a general election which is not expected to bring any structural change in the small, ethnically divided country with the long-established cast of sectarian political leaders.
02.10.2022 10:30:18 / English News

About 3.3 million voters will decide the makeup of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency as well as national, entity, and cantonal governments.

The elections for the House of Representatives are divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one for Republika Srpska.

In the presidential election, each of the three national communities will elect a Presidency member.

The current Presidency members are Šefik Džaferović (Bosniak), Željko Komšić (Croat) and Milorad Dodik (Serb).

The Party of Democratic Action is currently the largest party in the House of Representatives, with 8 of the 42 seats. (ILKHA)