US EditionBosnia's Serbian Statelet Calls Referendum on Federal Court Verdict Against Leader
Republika Srpska's parliament voted unanimously to hold an October referendum opposing rulings that ended Dodik's presidency, defying the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- At a session in Banja Luka yesterday, the National Assembly of Republika Srpska called a referendum on Court of BiH rulings as opposition lawmakers boycotted the vote; the EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina responded today.
- Following the court ruling that terminated his mandate, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina ended Milorad Dodik's presidency and he vowed to block elections and hold referendums after his conviction, fine, and six-year ban.
- In detail, the vote showed that of the 65 lawmakers present in the RS parliament, 50 deputies voted in favour, and the assembly adopted 13 conclusions including preparing a text on self-determination.
- The move prompted immediate international condemnation, with the EU Delegation to BiH saying the court judgment 'must be respected' as outgoing RS prime minister Radovan Viskovic resigned on Monday amid the crisis.
- Legal experts caution that the referendum scheduled for October 25, 2025, is not legally binding and observers warn it risks destabilizing Bosnia and Herzegovina amid tensions with international actors.
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Republika Srpska’s legislature calls referendum to keep Dodik in power
The National Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BIH) Republika Srpska on Friday voted to call for a referendum on the federal court’s decision to ban the entity’s former President from holding office. In a late-night session, the assembly rejected the decision of BiH’s Central Election Commission to terminate Milorad Dodik’s mandate, declaring the move unconstitutional and politically motivated. The body rejected the authority of BiH’s courts…
The Republika Srpska, an autonomous Serb-dominated entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will hold a referendum in October on a judicial decision that has been handed down to Milorad Dodik as president. In February, Dodik, who holds the post of President of the Republic of 2022, was convicted by the Court of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina because he has violated the decisions of the International High Representative, who has been responsible for …
Dodik, who was stripped of his presidential mandate in August, claims that he expects a large number of negative votes.
Milorad Dodik, who refuses to leave his post as president of the Bosnian Serb entity, after the conviction in court for the non-compliance of an international envoy to enforce the peace agreement, will seek popular support for a referendum to be held on 25 October. ...
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