A two-part referendum was held 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 ...
on 15 and 16 May 1993. Voters were asked whether they approved of the
Vance-Owen Peace Plan, and whether Republika Srpska should be able to join another country.
Although President
Radovan Karadžić
Radovan Karadžić ( sr-cyr, Радован Караџић, ; born 19 June 1945) is a Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet. He was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by the International Criminal Tr ...
had signed the Vance-Owen Peace Plan on 30 April, it was rejected by 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 repre ...
on 6 May,
[ and subsequently referred to a referendum.Bosnian Serbs Spurn Un Pact, Set Referendum]
Chicago Trubune, 6 May 1993 It was subsequently rejected by 97% of voters,
[Republika Srpska (Bosnien-Herzegowina), 16. Mai 1993 : Vance-Owen-Friedensplan]
Direct Democracy whilst the proposal to allow the territory to join other countries was approved by a similar percentage.
Mediators referred to the referendum as a "sham".
UNHCR
Results
References
{{Republika Srpska elections
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Serbian nationalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina