US EditionAlly of separatist leader Dodik leads election race for Bosnian Serb president
Sinisa Karan won with 50.89% of votes in Republika Srpska following Milorad Dodik's removal over separatist policies, continuing the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats' leadership.
- On Sunday voting began at 0600 GMT at 2,211 polling stations across Republika Srpska and abroad to choose Milorad Dodik's successor after his removal.
- Legal rulings and NSRS actions dating to June 2023 prompted the election after The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina sentenced Milorad Dodik to prison and banned him for defying High Representative Christian Schmidt.
- Experts predict Sinisa Karan, science, technology and higher education minister, is the strongest candidate backed by the Union of Independent Social Democrats, among six contenders including Blanusa and others.
- The outcome will shape Republika Srpska's leadership and influence separatist pressures as Bosnian Serbs control about one-half of Bosnia bound to a central administration created years ago.
- Dodik paid a fine to avoid jail and remains head of the Party of Independent Social Democrats while rejecting the Office of the High Representative and clashing with Christian Schmidt.
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Youtube Screenshot Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Truth Social, Twitter, and Facebook, Youtube Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has released updated preliminary results showing that the SNSD candidate, Sinisa Karan, continues to lead over SDS candidate Branko Blanuša in the race for president of Republic of Srpska (RS). A total of 99.72 percent of polling stations have been processed. Accordi…
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Sinisa Karan, who succeeded Milorad Dodik in Republika Srpska, called Russia "one of the greatest friends" A close ally of longtime Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik has won a snap presidential election in Republika Srpska, the Serb-majority entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to preliminary results. Sinisa Karan's apparent victory comes after Dodik was removed from office over his refusal to obey the rulings imposed by an international …
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin is playing a decisive game in Ukraine these days. But, in the meantime, he does not lose ground in the heart of the Balkans. His great ally in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik, former President of Republika Srpska and leader of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), has succeeded in winning his dolphin, Sinisa Karan, in the elections held this Sunday in Republika Srpska (Serbian majority), one of …
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