General elections were held in the

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on 7 October 2018 as part of the Bosnian general elections. Voters elected the 98 members of the

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and the

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. The

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(SDA) emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 27 of the 98 seats. The

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(SDP BiH) and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) each won 16 seats. The Democratic Front won 10 seats, down four from the previous general election in 2014. The Union for a Better Future saw a significant decline, winning 8 seats, down eight from the previous election. Our Party significantly improved its result, winning 6 seats, up by five from 2014.

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remained in office as

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, since the parties never were able to form a new

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, most notably due to constant quarrel between the SDA and the HDZ BiH, as well as the SDP BiH refusing to form a government alongside the SDA.

Electoral system

Presidency

The

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and the two

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are not elected by direct election: The first chamber of the

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, the House of Peoples, nominates candidates for the presidency and the vice-presidencies, followed by the second chamber, the

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, must confirm this nomination by election. Subsequently, confirmation by the majority of the delegates of all three constitutive ethnic groups in the House of Peoples is required.

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives of the

has a total of 98 members who are elected by proportional representation. The election takes place in 12 multi-person constituencies with entity-wide balancing mandates. In the Federal House of Representatives, each constitutive ethnic group should be represented by at least four members. The threshold is three percent.

Cantonal Assemblies

The assemblies of the 10 cantons of the Federation are also elected. The election is based on proportional representation with a threshold of three percent. The individual

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assemblies send members to the House of Peoples.

Electoral system

Presidency

House of Representatives

Cantonal Assemblies

Results

House of Representatives

Assemblies of the Cantons

Una-Sana

Posavina

Tuzla

Zenica-Doboj

Bosnian-Podrinje Goražde

Central Bosnia

Herzegovina-Neretva

West Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Canton 10

See also

Notes

References

Further reading