General elections were held in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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on 12 and 13 September 1998.
[ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p330 ] Voter turnout was 68.0% in the parliamentary election and 67.8% in the presidential election.
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The elections for the ]House of Representatives
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were divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one for Republika Srpska
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. In the presidential election, voters in the Federation re-elected Bosniak Alija Izetbegović
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and elected Croat Ante Jelavić, while voters in Republika Srpska elected Serb Živko Radišić
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Previously, from 1977 u ...
. The Coalition for Unity and Democracy, an alliance of the Party of Democratic Action
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History
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, the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, the Liberal Party
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and the Civic Democratic Party,[Nohlen & Stöver, p332] emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 17 of the 42 seats.
Results
Presidency
House of Representatives
By entity
References
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General
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Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia
Bosnia