Serb separatist Dodik declares victory in Bosnia vote as ethnic tensions and EU hopes collide
Preliminary results show Dodik’s party ahead in Republika Srpska, while turnout fell to 42% and new voting technology drew mixed reviews.
- 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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Thirty years after Dayton, Bosnia-Herzegovina has voted with fear as a compass. Sunday’s general elections, with a participation of just 42%, about 10 points less than in 2022, have consolidated the Bosnian nationalists and returned the Croats to the tripartite presidency. The Bosnian Muslims remain as the only group whose main bet remains a progressive and pro-European force. The result takes the country away from the European Union and fuels f…
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At the door of entering the European Union, the country, a tripartite federation, continues to oscillate between its traditional support, Russia, and the path towards the European Union – which seems to be increasingly difficult to travel. Separatist Mirolad Dodik has already thanked Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump for their support.
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