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Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina – 6 August 2025
1. Various of Bosnian election commission in session
2. Various of sign of Bosnian election commission outside the building
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ARCHIVE: Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina – 24 April 2025
9. Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik outside court waving to supporters
STORYLINE:
Bosnia’s electoral authorities on Wednesday stripped separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik from his position as president of the Serb entity in Bosnia, following an appeals court verdict that sentences him to one year in jail and six years ban on all political activities.
The Central Electoral Commission said that Dodik has the right to appeal, with an early presidential election to be held 90 days after the decision.
The last Bosnian Serb presidential vote was held in 2022.
Dodik’s mandate as Bosnian Serb president was revoked because he was legally sentenced to one year in prison and handed a six-year ban on political activity.
An appeals court in Bosnia-Herzegovina confirmed Friday an earlier court ruling that sentenced the pro-Russia Bosnian Serb leader to one year in prison and banned him from politics for six years over his separatist actions.
Dodik rejected the court ruling and added that he will continue to act as the Bosnian Serb president as long as he has the support of the Bosnian Serb parliament.
He also received support from populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic as well as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Dodik has repeatedly called for the separation of the Serb-run half of Bosnia to join Serbia, prompting the former U.S. administration to impose sanctions against him and his allies.
He was also accused of corruption and pro-Russia policies.
Dodik’s separatist threats have stoked fears in Bosnia, where a 1992-95 war erupted when the country’s Serbs rebelled against independence from the former Yugoslavia and moved to form a ministate with the aim of uniting it with Serbia.
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