# Pro-Russian Dodik claims party victory in Bosnian elections

https://mins.news/en/item/86034

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-05 07:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/pro-russian-dodik-claims-party-victory-in-bosnian-elections/

> Pro-Russian Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik declared his SNSD party the winner in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Oct. 4 elections. Preliminary results indicate that Zeljka Cvijanovic is likely to retain the Serb seat on the tripartite presidency. With more than 95% counted, turnout was 42%, nearly 10 percentage points lower than in 2022.

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