Bosnia votes Sunday in election that could affect EU bid
The election commission reported 1,432,269 votes cast as Dodik’s party claimed a strong lead and turnout fell to 42%, officials said.
- On Sunday, October 4, 2026, roughly 3.4 million Bosnians cast ballots for a three-member presidency, national parliament, and entity governments amid prolonged institutional crisis and stalled European Union accession prospects.
- Nationalist leader Milorad Dodik, officially banned from public office, continues dominating the political sphere, campaigning on secessionist rhetoric as his Alliance of Independent Social Democrats party seeks to maintain power in Republika Srpska.
- Authorities introduced biometric voter identification and ballot scanners to curb fraud, though technical delays occurred at 201 of 1,957 polling stations in Republika Srpska, forcing extended voting hours past the 7 p.m. cutoff.
- Preliminary results showed Dodik's ally Zeljka Cvijanovic leading a presidency seat race with more than 55 percent of votes. Dodik declared his party would secure a "vast majority" in Republika Srpska's assembly.
- Bosnia's path toward European Union membership remains stalled, with not one of 113 required reforms implemented, as institutional paralysis and political disagreements continue jeopardizing the country's prospects for deeper integration.
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Serb separatist Milorad Dodik declares victory for his party in Bosnia vote as ethnic tensions and EU hopes collide
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik has declared victory for his party in an election in Bosnia on Sunday...
المبيد المبال الال عبر Cedarnews.net. لمابعة البيد من البار والبارير العرية علورونا موعنا. "No one should ask us to change our policies," Dodik said. "Another indication of the source is: "We will not give up, but we will continue for our people. النار البر عبر موةع Cedarnews الباباري. لابالالالاري. لالالارية علالااااااالاالاالاالالااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا…
At the end of the general elections this Sunday, Milorad Dodik's party should retain its place in the collegial presidency and in the Parliament of Republika Srpska. In his speech, the former Bosnian Serb leader also thanked Vladimir Putin and Donald TrumpL, former pro-Russian leader of the Bosnian Serb entity, Milorad Dodik, said that his party had retained power there on Sunday in general elections marked by a sharp drop in the turnout. Some 3…
Social Democrat candidate leads Bosnians, while Serbs and Croats give the lead to nationalist parties in a showdown with civil war rhetoric. The post Social Democrat and Nationalist Parties Lead in Bosnian Elections – War Rhetoric Present appeared first on in.gr.
The first preliminary results of the elections in Bosnia give a lead to three candidates for the country's three-member presidency. Denis Becirovic, a Bosniak moderate leftist from the Social Democratic Party (SDP-BiH), Zelika Cvijanovic of the nationalist Serb Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) and Darijana Filipovic of the nationalist Croat Democratic Union (HDZ-BiH) are leading in the elections held on Sunday for the tripartite …
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welingelichtekringen.nlSARAJEVO (ANP/AFP) - Milorad Dodik, former president of the Serbian republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has claimed victory for his party following the general elections. He did so after electoral authorities announced the first provisional results on Sunday. These reportedly showed...
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