# Serb separatist politician Milorad Dodik declares victory in contested Bosnia vote, thanks Trump and Putin

https://mins.news/en/item/85930

- euronews, 2026-10-05 05:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/serb-separatist-politician-milorad-dodik-thanks-trump-putin-as-he-declares-victory-in-cont

> Pro-Russia Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik declared victory on Sunday in the contested Bosnia vote, saying his party would secure a “vast majority”. He is serving a six-year ban from public office for defying rulings by Bosnia’s international envoy and Constitutional Court.

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