Serb separatist Dodik declares victory in Bosnia vote as ethnic tensions and EU hopes collide
Zeljka Cvijanovic held a wide lead for one of three presidency seats as 94% of votes were counted, the election commission said.
- On Sunday, SNSD leader Milorad Dodik declared a "magnificent victory" for his party in Bosnia's election, crediting Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump for the win.
- At a rally in Banja Luka on Friday, Dodik told supporters Bosnia "is dead" and "doesn't make any sense," continuing separatist rhetoric while defying national authorities despite his legal ban from office.
- The Central Election Commission reported a 42% turnout, with technical delays affecting 201 of 1,957 polling stations, while ally Zeljka Cvijanovic secured more than 55% of votes for a presidency seat.
- Analysts warn the results deepen ethnic divisions rooted in the 1995 Dayton peace agreement, raising instability fears as Dodik remains influential despite his legal ban from public office.
- Expert Adnan Cerimagic said Dodik's rhetoric should be viewed as part of a "long escalation" rather than current reality, as the country struggles with governance amid external ethnic pressures.
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In Bosnia-Herzegovina, a success of the nationalist forces is emerging. Milorad Dodik has declared his party SNSD the electoral winner and thanked Trump and Putin.
<p>Allies of the pro-Russian Dodik held power in Bosnia's elections, and he thanked Trump and Putin's Milorad Dodik party retained key positions and control of the Serbian parliament. Dodik linked the victory to Trump and thanked Putin.</p>
Former Bosnian Serb president Milorad Dodik said his party had retained power in the entity and its seat in the country's tripartite presidential council, the presidium, in Sunday's elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Former Bosnian Serb president Milorad Dodik said his party had retained power in the entity and its seat in the country's tripartite presidential council, the presidium, in Sunday's elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The party of the pro-Russian Milorad Dodik assures its presence in the tripartite presidency of the country. More information: Bosnia votes in elections marked by ethnic division and stagnation of the EU accession process.
Milorad Dodik’s party, the Union of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), has declared victory in the general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Preliminary results show the party leading in Republika Srpska, its candidate Savo Minič winning the race for president of the Serbian autonomous entity, and Željka Cvijanović taking the Serbian seat in the country’s three-member presidency. “I declare victory for the SNSD. I congratulate Željka Cvijan…
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