General elections were held in

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 ...

on 5 October 2002. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p330 Voter turnout was 55%. The elections for the

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were divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one for

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 ...

. In the presidential election, voters in the Federation elected Bosniak

Sulejman Tihić Sulejman Tihić (26 November 1951 – 25 September 2014) was a Bosnian politician who served as the 4th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2006. He was a member and later president of the Party of Democratic ...

and Croat

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, while voters in Republika Srpska elected Serb

Mirko Šarović Mirko Šarović ( sr-cyrl, Мирко Шаровић; born 16 September 1956) is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 3rd Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2003. From 2000 to 2002, he also served as the 4t ...

. The

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emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 10 of the 42 seats.

Electoral system

Voters elected 42 members to the national

. In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 98 members to its Federal House of Representatives, two representatives (one Bosniak and one

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) to the tripartite state Presidency and ten cantonal assemblies were elected. In

(RS), 83 members to its

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, the

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representative of the tripartite state Presidency, one RS president and two RS vice-presidents were elected. There were 39 political parties, 11 coalitions, and 13 independent candidates. Voter turnout was 55%.

Results

The elections for the

were divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one for

. In the presidential election, each of the three national communities elected a

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member. Bosniaks elected

, Croats elected

and Serbs elected

Electoral system

Results

Presidency

House of Representatives

By entity

See also