The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced the preliminary results of the general elections

The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina reported preliminary results of the general election after processing about 95% of the ballots.

According to the latest data, the candidate from the Union of Independent Social Democrats party, Zeljka Cvijanovic, wins for the post of member of the Presidium of BiH from the Serbs with a result of 55.34%.

In the elections to the House of Representatives of the BiH Federation Parliament, the Democratic Action Party (SDA) is leading with a result of 30.63%.

BELGRADE, October 4 – RIA Novosti. The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEC BiH) announced the preliminary results of the country's general elections after processing about 95% of the ballots.

BiH citizens on Sunday elected candidates for the positions of the Presidium (collective head of state) of BiH, the House of Representatives of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly, the House of Representatives of the Federation of BiH, the People's Assembly of Republika Srpska, the President and Vice-President of the Republika Srpska BiH, as well as the ten municipal assemblies of the Federation of BiH. A little over 7 thousand candidates are vying for 518 posts.

According to the latest data, the candidates of the ruling Union of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) party in the Republic of Srpska Bosnia and Herzegovina (RS BiH) for the post of member of the Presidium of BiH from the Serbs, Zeljka Cvijanovic, wins with 55.34%, half the result of 26.53% for Marinko Bozovic, her competitor from the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS).

In the fight for the seat of a member of the Presidium of BiH from the Bosniaks (Muslim Slavs), the leader who currently holds this post is Denis Becirovic from the movement “United for the State of BiH” with 26.77% of the votes. His closest competitor, Bakir Izetbegovic of the Democratic Action Party (SDA), receives 23.84% of the vote.

As for the Bosnian Croat member of the Presidency, Darjana Filipović from the Croatian Democratic Community (HDZ), supported by the Croatian authorities, is leading the race with 13.85%. Democratic Front challenger Slaven Kovacevic is behind her with 9.13% support.

Candidate for the post of President of the RS BiH Savo Minić receives 52.11% of the votes, behind him with 41.94% is the SDS nominee Branko Blanuša, who has already admitted defeat.

In the fight for 83 seats in the Republika Srpska Assembly, the ruling SNSD receives 38.89%, the opposition coalition of the mayor of Banja Luka Drasko Stanivukovic is in second place with 14.14%, and the SDS is in third with 12.19% of the votes.

In the elections of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Federation of BiH, the Bosniak party (SDA) is in the lead with 30.63%, followed by the Social Democratic Party of BiH (SDP) with 15.42% and the coalition of Bosnian Croat parties led by HDZ with 13.54%.

The House of Representatives of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly of 42 deputies is formed from 28 representatives of the Federation of BiH and 14 from the Republika Srpska and the distribution of seats in it reflects the victory of the parties in these parts of the country, with the majority of seats going to the SDA, SDP, HDZ and SNSD.

3.4 million BiH citizens have the right to vote. The expression of will took place from 7.00 (8.00 Moscow time) to 19.00 (20.00 Moscow time) at about 5.5 thousand voting places, including 385 mobile ballot boxes. Sites were also opened in 20 diplomatic missions of BiH abroad in 13 states.

Bosnia and Herzegovina announced its secession from Yugoslavia in 1992, after which a war involving Bosnian Muslims, Serbs and Croats began in the republic, which lasted until 1995. The exact number of victims has not been officially established; various sources indicate a figure of over 100 thousand people.