2022_Republika_Srpska_general_election

2022 Republika Srpska general election

2022 Republika Srpska general election

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General elections were held in Republika Srpska on 2 October 2022 as part of the Bosnian general elections.[1] Voters decided the President of Republika Srpska and the 83 members of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska.

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Incumbent president Željka Cvijanović was eligible to run for a second four-year term, but opted not to do so, instead deciding to run for Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Instead of Cvijanović, former president and incumbent Serb member of the Bosnian Presidency Milorad Dodik decided to run for president once again.[2]

Results

President

Partial results with 2,239 out of the 2,239 (100.00%) polling stations counted are shown below. On 10 October, the Central Election Commission ordered a recount of all ballots cast after reports of fraud.[3][4][5]

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  1. HDZ–HSP–HKDU–HSP HSP-AS HSP–HB, HRAST, HDU

National Assembly

Distribution of mandates for the National Assembly

For the National Assembly, 63 seats are allocated to each of the nine electoral units and a further 20 "compensation seats" are allocated to ensure proportionality.

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Results by constituency

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Allegations of voter fraud

Following the release of the preliminary results, opposition parties filed accusations of electoral fraud direct against Milorad Dodik who they claimed coordinated stuffing ballot boxes with thousands of illegal votes to put the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats ahead in the polls and that Jelena Trivić was the true winner of the presidential election.[6][7] As a result of the allegations, the central electoral commission conducted a recount of the preliminary results for the Republika Srpska alongside the rest of the country's elections.[8] On 22 October, it confirmed the presidential and parliamentary results.[9] On 27 October, officials confirmed Dodik's victory. The commission noted that while there were irregularities, none were on a level that would have changed the outcome of the election.[10]

Aftermath and government formation

On 23 November 2022, President Dodik stated that he had given the mandate to form a government to the incumbent Prime Minister Radovan Višković and expects him to be elected in the first week of December 2022 with the support of 53 members of parliament.[11] Eventually on 21 December 2022, the assembly elected a new government headed by Višković with the support of 51 among the 74 assembly members being present.[12] The ministries were distributed according to party strength, with 10 being allocated to the SSND, two to the SP and one portfolio each for DEMOS, the Greens, the People's Party of Srpska, and US.[13]

See also

Notes

  1. SDA–SBiH–SDP–SBB–DF–GS–PDA–BHZ–SD–NES
  2. HDZ–HSP–HKDU–HSP–HSS–HSPAS–HDU–HRAST–HNP

References

  1. [1]
    "Opći izbori u BiH raspisani za 2. oktobar" [General elections in BiH scheduled for October 2]. Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "SNSD: Dodik kandidat za predsjednika RS-a, Cvijanović za Predsjedništvo BiH" [SNSD: Dodik candidate for the President of the RS, Cvijanović for the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina]. balkans.aljazeera.net (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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    "Election commission orders recount of votes for Bosnian Serb region's president". Reuters. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Bosnia Orders Recount Of All Ballots Cast In Serbian Entity During Presidential Vote". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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    "Bosnia Recounts Serb President Race After Reports of Fraud". U.S. News. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Bosnia election: Vote-rigging allegations spark more mass protests". /www.euronews.com. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. [7]
    Kurtic, Azem (18 October 2022). "Republika Srpska Opposition Files 'Election Fraud' Criminal Complaints". balkaninsight.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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    "Bosnia recounts Serb president race after reports of fraudc". apnews.com/. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Election commission confirms preliminary results of Bosnia general vote". www.reuters.com. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  10. [10]
    "Bosnia's Dodik declared winner in disputed election after recount". Al Jazeera Balkans. 27 October 2022.
  11. [11]
    "Dodik reveals when the Government of Republika Srpska will be elected". Sarajevo Times. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  12. [12]
    "The Republika Srpska National Assembly elects the new Government". Sarajevo Times. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  13. [13]
    "Radovan Višković ponovo predesnik Vlade Republike Srpske". Danas (in Serbian). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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