Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
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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
Preliminary results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| 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 | Platform for Progress | 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–HSP-AS BiH–HSP HB | 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
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