Bosnian general election, 2018

Bosnia and Herzegovina general election, 2018

7 October 2018

First party Second party Third party   Leader Bakir Izetbegović Milorad Dodik Željko Komšić Party SDA SNSD DF Leader since 2014 1996 2013 Leader's seat Did not stand Presidency (Serbs) (contesting) Presidency (Croats) (contesting) Last election 10 6 5 Seats before 6 6 5   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Vukota Govedarica Fahrudin Radončić Dragan Čović Party SDS SBB HDZ BiH Leader since 2016 2009 2005 Leader's seat Did not stand Presidency (Bosniaks) (contesting) Presidency (Croats) Last election 5 4 4 Seats before 3 4 4

Bosnia and Herzegovina
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 October 2018. Voters elected the national Presidency and House of Representatives, as well as the Presidents and legislatures of the two entities and the legislatures of the ten cantons of the federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Electoral system

The three members of the Presidency are elected by plurality. In Republika Srpska voters elect the Serb representative, whilst in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina voters elect the Bosniak and Croat members.^[1]

The 42 members of the House of Representatives are elected by open list proportional representation in two constituencies, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.^[2]

Franchise

A total of 3,352,933 citizens are registered to vote: 2,092,336 in the FBiH and 1,260,597 in the RS (citizens living in Brcko District vote in one of the entities). There are 77,814 persons registered to vote outside of BiH, out of which 76,729 persons are registered to vote by mail and 1,085 are registered to vote at diplomatic missions.

Turnout

Turnout at the level of BiH was 53.36%; FBiH 51.25%; RS 57.30% and BD 46.81%. The percentage was slightly lower as compared to 2014 that was 54.14%.

The BiH Central Election Commission (CEC) reported that all 5714 polling stations closed down in time or with slight delay. According to the initial assessment by the BiH CEC, the elections passed in an overall calm and peaceful atmosphere.

Preliminary results

Controversy

Croat population per municipality

First place croat candidate per municipality

A controversy broke out following the result of the election of the Croat member of presidency, as the moderate and pro-Bosnian Željko Komšić won against the Croatian nationalist Dragan Čović with the help of Bosniak voters voting outside of their community, prompting protests of Croats accusing them of having stolen the election and calling for the creation of their own entity in Bosnia. In the following days, protests were held with signs such as "Not my president" and "RIP Democracy",^[3][4]

In the days following election, several municipalities with Croat majority, as well as the student council of the University of Mostar, declared Komšić persona non grata.^[5][6]

House of Representatives

Results of the election for the House of Representatives, based on the majority of votes in each municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Party	Federation			Republika Srpska			Total
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Party of Democratic Action	210,787	25.77		20,969	3.61		231,756	16.58
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats	3,294	0.40		227,500	39.21		230,794	16.51
SDS–NDP–NS–SRS	–	–	–	145,192	25.02		145,192	10.38
Social Democratic Party	118,159	14.45		6,594	1.14		124,753	8.92
HDZ–HSS–HKDU–HSP-AS BiH–HDU BiH	117,506	14.37		2,522	0.43		120,028	8.59
Democratic Front	77,952	9.53		–	–	–	77,952	5.58
Party of Democratic Progress	–	–	–	75,432	13.00		75,432	5.40
Democratic People's Alliance	520	0.06		60,424	10.41		60,944	4.36
Union for a Better Future of BiH	55,340	6.77		926	0.16		56,266	4.02
Our Party	38,240	4.68		–	–	–	38,240	2.74
Independent Bloc	35,902	4.39		–	–	–	35,902	2.57		New
Democratic Action Movement	33,257	4.07		–	–	–	33,257	2.38		New
Socialist Party	–	–	–	27,339	4.71		27,339	1.96
Party of Democratic Activity	26,352	3.22		497	0.09		26,849	1.92
HDZ 1990–HSP BiH	23,568	2.88		–	–	–	23,568	1.69
Nation and Justice	18,233	2.23		–	–	–	18,233	1.30		New
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina	14,653	1.79		–	–	–	14,653	1.05
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party	13,403	1.64		–	–	–	13,403	0.96
Independent Bosnia-Herzegovina List	10,354	1.27		–	–	–	10,354	0.74		New
First Serb Democratic Party	–	–	–	6,776	1.17		6,776	0.48		New
Labour Party	6,475	0.79		–	–	–	6,475	0.46
Pensioners Party	5,965	0.73		–	–	–	5,965	0.43		New
Bosnian Party	4,605	0.56		–	–	–	4,605	0.33
Serbian Progressive Party	–	–	–	4,307	0.74		4,307	0.31
Union for New Politics	583	0.07		1,199	0.21		1,782	0.13		New
LDS za Boljitak	1,527	0.19		–	–	–	1,527	0.11		New
Croatian Party BiH	920	0.11		–	–	–	920	0.07		New
Lijevo Krilo	223	0.03		600	0.10		823	0.06		New
Invalid/blank votes	81,422	–	–	54,549	–	–	135,971	–	–	–
Total	899,240	100	28	634,826	100	14	1,534,066	100	42	–
Registered voters/turnout	2,092,336		–	1,260,597		–	3,352,933		–	–
Source: CEC (89% of polling stations processed)

See also

• Republika Srpska general election, 2018

References