First General Election Results Announced in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Quick Look
- After 80% of the vote count in the general election in Bosnia and Herzegovina was completed, the Central Election Commission announced that Bosniak, Croat and Serb membership candidates were ahead with their votes.
- Election turnout was recorded as 41.48%.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
After the 1992-1995 civil war, Bosnia and Herzegovina transitioned to a complex political system based on three ethics (Bosnian, Croatian, Serb) with the Dayton Peace Agreement. Each group sends its representatives to the united předsedeklik council.
After the completion of voting in the general election, the Central Election Commission (CIK) announced the first unofficial results.
After 80 percent of the votes were counted, it was reported that Becirovic was ahead for the Bosnian membership of the Presidential Council, Filipovic for the Croatian membership and Cvijanovic for the Serbian membership.
According to the data announced by CIK, for the Bosnian membership of the Council, Becirovic received 38.03 percent of the votes, Bakir Izetbegovic 34.25 percent, Semir Efendic 25.57 percent and Fahrudin Radoncic 2.16 percent.
For Croatian membership, Filipovic received 48.19 percent of the votes, Slaven Kovacevic 28.79 percent and Zdenko Lucic 23.02 percent.
In the Serbian membership, Cvijanovic received 55.6 percent of the votes, Marinko Bozovic 26.8 percent and Nebojsa Vukanovic 17.6 percent.
It was reported that Savo Minic was leading the election race for the Presidency of the Republika Srpska (RS), one of the two entities in the country.
According to CIK data, the election participation rate was recorded as 41.48 percent. Thus, turnout was approximately 10 points below the rate of 51.45 percent recorded in the general election on October 2, 2022.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The full count results will be officially announced.
Very likely · Within days
After the election, three ethics-based předsedeklik councils will be re-established.
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- When will the results be officially announced?
- How will the coalition formation be after the election?
- What are the voting rates of the other candidates in the Presidential election of the Republika Srpska?
