PoliticsVoters in Bosnia and Herzegovina are heading to the polls for the 10th time since the war ended more than three decades ago. They will elect more than 500 members of a complex government structure. Although the 1995 Dayton Peace Accord ended the war, deep political and ethnic divisions persist. Analysts say this could be the most consequential vote since the agreement was signed.
PoliticsBosnians are voting in an election that could shape the country’s bid to join the European Union. Voters want to move beyond ethnic divisions as major powers compete for influence in the region.
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PoliticsAround 3.4 million voters in Bosnia and Herzegovina are choosing the three members of the country’s multi-ethnic presidency, national lawmakers and heads of institutions in its two entities. A pro-Russian politician and the stalled EU bid dominate the race.
PoliticsBosnia is voting in a general election after a campaign dominated by parties closely aligned with the ethnic divisions of the 1990s war. Voters are choosing a large number of officials across several levels of government under the complex system that has held the partitioned country together since the 1995 peace deal.
PoliticsCandidates and political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina held their final rallies Thursday and Friday, closing out their campaigns before Sunday’s parliamentary elections. About 3.4 million voters will choose the multi-ethnic presidency, the central Parliament and institutions of Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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