General elections were held in

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is locat ...

on 2 October 2022 as part of the Bosnian general elections. Voters decided the

President of Republika Srpska The president of Republika Srpska ( sh, Предсједник Републике Српске/Predsjednik Republike Srpske, ) is the highest executive authority in Republika Srpska, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the execut ...

and the 83 members of the

National Assembly of Republika Srpska The National Assembly of Republika Srpska (, abbr. НСРС/NSRS) is the legislative body of Republika Srpska, one of two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The current assembly is the ninth since the founding of the entity. History The Natio ...

. Incumbent president

Željka Cvijanović Željka Cvijanović (; sr-cyr, Жељка Цвијановић, ; born 2 August 1967) is a Bosnian Serb politician who is the 9th and current President of Republika Srpska. She was the 11th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska from 12 March 20 ...

was eligible to run for a second four-year term, but opted not to do so, instead deciding to run for Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Instead of Cvijanović, former president and incumbent Serb member of the Bosnian Presidency

Milorad Dodik Milorad Dodik ( sr-cyrl, Милорад Додик, ; born 12 March 1959) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as the 8th president of Republika Srpska since November 2022. Previously, he served as the 7th Serb member of the Presidency of Bo ...

decided to run for president once again.

Results

President

Partial results with 2,239 out of the 2,239 (100.00%) polling stations counted are shown below. On 10 October, the Central Election Commission ordered a recount of all ballots cast after reports of fraud.

National Assembly

For the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...

, 63 seats are allocated to each of the nine electoral units and a further 20 "compensation seats" are allocated to ensure proportionality.

Allegations of voter fraud

Following the release of the preliminary results, opposition parties filed accusations of electoral fraud direct against

who they claimed coordinated stuffing ballot boxes with thousands of illegal votes to put the

Alliance of Independent Social Democrats The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (; abbr. СНСД or SNSD) is a Serb political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1996, it is the governing party in Republika Srpska, with its leader, Milorad Dodik, serving as the current ...

ahead in the polls and that

Jelena Trivić Jelena Trivić (; born 8 August 1983) is a Bosnian Serb politician and university professor serving as a member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska since October 2018. She is the vice president of the centre-right Party of Democratic Pro ...

was the true winner of the presidential election. As a result of the allegations, the central electoral commission conducted a recount of the preliminary results for the Republika Srpska alongside the rest of the country's elections. On 22 October, it confirmed the presidential and parliamentary results. On 27 October, officials confirmed Dodik's victory. The commission noted that while there were irregularities, none were on a level that would have changed the outcome of the election.

Aftermath and government formation

On 23 November 2022, President Dodik stated that he had given the mandate to form a government to the incumbent

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

Radovan Višković Radovan Višković ( sr-Cyrl, Радован Вишковић; born 1 February 1964) is a Bosnian Serb politician who is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Republika Srpska and a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD). ...

and expects him to be elected in the first week of December 2022 with the support of 53 members of parliament. Eventually on 21 December 2022, the assembly elected a new government headed by Višković with the support of 51 among the 74 assembly members being present. The ministries were distributed according to party strength, with 10 being allocated to the SSND, two to the SP and one portfolio each for DEMOS, the Greens, the People's Party of Srpska, and US.

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