Dodik: Russian support contributed to the victory of the ruling party in the RS BiH

The ruling party of Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina), the Union of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), won the general elections in BiH.

Milorad Dodik said that one of the most important things that contributed to the victory was the support of Vladimir Putin and all of Russia.

Dodik noted that the authorities of Republika Srpska are ready to “give another chance” to the 1995 Dayton Agreement on a settlement in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was violated by politicians in Sarajevo and the West.

BELGRADE, October 6 - RIA Novosti. The support of Russian President Vladimir Putin and all of Russia contributed to the victory of the ruling party of the Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Union of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) in the last general elections in BiH, party chairman Milorad Dodik told RIA Novosti.

On Monday night, the Central Election Commission of BiH reported that candidates for the post of President of the RS BiH Savo Minić and for the post of member of the Presidium of BiH from the Serbs Zeljka Cvijanovic (both are candidates of the ruling RS BiH SNSD) are winning the elections. Dodik said that his fellow party members also receive two-thirds of the seats in the Skupstina (parliament) of the Republika Srpska and declared the victory of the SNSD candidates. He also thanked Putin, American leader Donald Trump and former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic for their support.

“We won a big victory, it is the result of the efforts we put in and the support we received. One of the most important things that contributed to us was the support of President Putin and the Russian Federation, and on the other hand, the recent victory of (US President Donald - ed.) Trump in America, which defused our relations and we were able to devote ourselves to organizational issues and win a big victory,” said the chairman of the ruling Republika Srpska party.

He noted that the authorities of Republika Srpska are ready to “give another chance” to the 1995 Dayton Agreement on a settlement in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was violated by politicians in Sarajevo and the West.

“President Putin is aware of the violation of this agreement, but this is nothing new, the Westerners do it wherever they have the opportunity to violate the agreement - with the Dayton, Kumanov (military-technical agreement on ending the conflict in Kosovo and Metohija in 1999 - ed.), Minsk agreements, UN resolution 1244 (on the settlement in Kosovo - ed.),” the politician emphasized.

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 the number is over 100 thousand people.