The presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine, separator=" / ", Предсједништво Босне и Херцеговине) is a three-member body which collectively serves as
head of state
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of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
. According to Article V of the
Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the presidency comprises three members: one
Bosniak
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry, cu ...
, one
Serb, and one
Croat.
The Bosniak and Croat members are elected from a joint constituency in the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists ...
, whilst the Serb member is elected from voters in
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...
.
The three members elected at any one election serve a collective four-year term. Individuals are able to serve no more than two consecutive four-year terms, although there are no overall term limits.
Although the unsubdivided body is the collective head of state, one member is designated as
chairperson
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...
. The position of chairperson rotates twice around the three members every eight months, with the candidate receiving the most votes overall becoming the first chairperson over the four-year term.
Current members
Powers, duties and responsibilities
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The Presidency is responsible for:
*Conducting the foreign policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
*Appointing ambassadors and other international representatives, no more than two-thirds of which may come from the Federation;
*Representing Bosnia and Herzegovina in European and international organizations and institutions and seeking membership in such organizations and institutions of which it is not a member;
*Negotiating, denouncing, and, with the consent of the
Parliamentary Assembly, ratifying treaties of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
*Executing decisions of the Parliamentary Assembly;
*Proposing, upon the recommendation of the
Council of Ministers
A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...
, an annual budget to the Parliamentary Assembly;
*Reporting as requested, but no less than annually, to the Parliamentary Assembly on expenditures by the Presidency;
*Coordinating as necessary with international and nongovernmental organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and;
*Performing such other functions as may be necessary to carry out its duties, as may be assigned to it by the Parliamentary Assembly, or as may be agreed by the Entities.
List of members
Living former office holders
There are fourteen living former members of the Presidency. The last former Presidency member to die was
Živko Radišić
Živko Radišić ( sr-Cyrl, Живко Радишић, ; 15 August 1937 – 5 September 2021) was a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 2nd Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1998 to 2002.
Previously, from 1977 u ...
(1998–2002) on 5 September 2021.
Bosniak members:
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File:Haris Silajdžić (cropped).jpg,
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File:Šefik Džaferović (cropped).jpg,
Croat members:
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File:Ivo Miro Jovic.jpg,
Serb members:
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File:Nebojsa Radmanovic.jpg,
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File:Dodik (2022-06-18) (cropped).jpg,
See also
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Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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List of members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
This article lists the members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina since the country's new Constitution from December 1995, adopted following the Dayton Agreement. The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is composed of three members, ea ...
**
List of members of the Presidency by time in office
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Triumvirate
References
Notes
External links
Website of the PresidencyArticle V of the Constitution of Bosnia and HerzegovinaHolding Bosnian presidents accountable ''
ISN Security Watch'', 21 December 2006
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1996 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presidencies
Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Collective heads of state