Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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At state level, Bosnia and Herzegovina votes for the rotating Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Parliamentary Assembly. The members of the presidency are 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.
Schedule
Election
Position | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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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 |
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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
2010 Presidential election
Candidates | Nominating parties | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Republika Srpska | |||
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Votes | Bosniak list % |
Croat list % |
Votes | Serb list % | ||
Željko Komšić (Croat) | SDP BiH | 336,961 | 60.6% | |||
Borjana Krišto (Croat) | HDZ BiH | 109,714 | 19.7% | |||
Martin Raguž (Croat) | Croatian Coalition (HDZ 1990, HSP BiH) | 60,234 | 10.8% | |||
Jerko Ivanković-Lijanović (Croat) | NSRB | 45,382 | 8.2% | |||
Pero Galić (Croat) | 1,579 | 0.3% | ||||
Mile Kutle (Croat) | 1,069 | 0.2% | ||||
Ferdo Galić (Croat) | 972 | 0.2% | ||||
Bakir Izetbegović (Bosniak) | SDA | 162,797 | 34.9% | |||
Fahrudin Radončić (Bosniak) | SBB BiH | 142,359 | 30.5% | |||
Haris Silajdžić (Bosniak) | SBiH | 117,168 | 25.1% | : | ||
Ibrahim Đedović (Bosniak) | DNZ BiH | 13,366 | 2.9% | |||
Mujo Demirović (Bosniak) | BPS | 8,946 | 1.9% | |||
Ðemal Latić (Bosniak) | A-SDA | 8,738 | 1.9% | |||
Ibrahim Spahić (Bosniak) | Civic Democratic Party | 6,947 | 1.5% | |||
Izudin Kešetović (Bosniak) | BOSS | 4,227 | 0.9% | |||
Aida Jusić (Bosniak) | 2,347 | 0.5% | ||||
Nebojša Radmanović (Serb) | SNSD | 295,624 | 48.9% | |||
Mladen Ivanić (Serb) | Coalition Together for Srpska | 285,927 | 47.3% | |||
Rajko Papović (Serb) | Union for a Democratic Srpska/SDS | 22,778 | 3.8% | |||
Total | 1,022,806 | 604,329 | ||||
Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive, Izbori.ba |
2010 Parliamentary election
Parties | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Republika Srpska | Total votes | Total | +/- | ||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDP BiH) | 265,952 | 26.07 | 8 | 18,406 | 2.96 | 0 | 284,358 | 8 | +3 |
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) | 8,810 | 0.86 | 0 | 269,007 | 43.30 | 8 | 277,817 | 8 | +1 |
Party of Democratic Action (SDA) | 197,890 | 19.40 | 7 | 16,371 | 2.64 | 0 | 214,261 | 7 | –2 |
Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) | — | — | — | 137,843 | 22.19 | 4 | 137,843 | 4 | +1 |
Union for a Better Future of BiH (SBB BiH) | 124,076 | 12.16 | 4 | 6,329 | 2.03 | 0 | 130,405 | 4 | +4 |
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH) | 112,067 | 10.99 | 3 | 2,361 | 0.38 | 0 | 114,428 | 3 | 0 |
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH) | 73,946 | 7.25 | 2 | 12,640 | 2.03 | 0 | 86,586 | 2 | –6 |
Croatian Coalition HDZ 1990-HSP BiH | 49,524 | 4.86 | 2 | 522 | 0.08 | 0 | 50,046 | 2 | 0 |
People's Party Work for Betterment (NSRzB) | 49,039 | 4.81 | 1 | — | — | — | 43,039 | 1 | 0 |
Party of Democratic Progress (PDP) | — | — | — | 40,070 | 6.45 | 1 | 40,070 | 1 | 0 |
Democratic People's Alliance (DNS) | 1,147 | 0.11 | 0 | 28,511 | 4.59 | 1 | 29,658 | 1 | 0 |
Democratic People's Community (DNZ) | 14,839 | 1.45 | 1 | — | — | — | 14,839 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1,019,973 | 100.00 | 28 | 621,227 | 100.00 | 14 | 1,641,200 | 42 |
See also
References
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