Bosnia votes in general election with wartime divisions still dominating
First reported 4 Oct, 04:00 UTCUpdated 30m ago9 sources
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Bosnia is heading to the polls on Sunday after a general election campaign dominated by parties that identify closely with the ethnic divisions of its 1990s war. Voters will elect a vast number of officials across multiple tiers of government, in a complex system that has held the partitioned country together since…
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Voters cast their ballots for a dizzying number of officials across multiple tiers of government.
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Bosnia is conducting a general election amid ongoing ethnic tensions and the influence of a pro-Russian politician. Around 3.4 million citizens are voting to elect the members of the country’s multi-ethnic presidency and other key governmental positions.
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- Bosnia elections pit EU hopes against Russian influence (opens Financial Times in a new tab)
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- Bosnia votes Sunday in election that could affect EU bid (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
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- Bosnia votes as pro-Russian politician looms large over the race and ethnic tensions simmer (opens Arab News in a new tab)
Bosnia is conducting a general election amid ongoing ethnic tensions and the influence of a pro-Russian politician. Around 3.4 million citizens are voting to elect the members of the country’s multi-ethnic presidency and other key governmental positions.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina votes to elect new presidency, lawmakers (opens Anadolu Agency in a new tab)
Over 3.4M voters eligible to elect 518 officials as biometric verification, ballot scanners make nationwide debut
- Bosnians vote as pro-Russian politician looms large over election and ethnic tensions simmer (opens France 24 in a new tab)
Bosnians are heading to the polls Sunday in elections that could impact the influence Russia seeks over the small Balkan nation with separatist Serb leader Milorad Dodik dominating the campaign despite his ban from public office. Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country marred by ethnic tensions, has struggled to recover…
- Bosnia votes as pro-Russian politician looms large over race and stalled EU bid dominate election (opens Euronews in a new tab)
Around 3.4 million voters in Bosnia are choosing the three members of the country’s multi-ethnic presidency, lawmakers for the national Parliament, and heads of institutions for the country’s two entities.
- Bosnia votes in one of world’s most complicated general elections (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)
Voters cast their ballots for a dizzying number of officials across multiple tiers of government.
- Bosnia Votes with Wartime Divisions Still Sominating (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Bosnians are voting in general elections on Sunday, Oct. 4, casting ballots across multiple tiers of government in an election dominated by entrenched wartime divisions and separatist rhetoric. The race centers on the tripartite presidency and leadership in the Serb-run Republika Srpska, where convicted former…
- Bosnia-Herzegovina votes amid divisive campaigns, EU bid (opens Deutsche Welle in a new tab)
Polls have opened in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where voters are taking part in parliamentary, presidential and local elections.
