Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina


At state level, Bosnia and Herzegovina votes for the rotating Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Parliamentary Assembly. President is elected for a four-year term by constituencies referring to the three main ethnic groups. The candidate with the most votes in a constituency is elected. The Parliamentary Assembly has two chambers. The House of Representatives has 42 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation in each main ethnic group. The House of Peoples has 15 members, appointed by the parliaments of the two Entities. Bosnia and Herzegovina has a multi-party system, with numerous political parties in which no one party has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Each main ethnic group has its own dominant political party.

2018 Elections

The first results of Bosnia’s parliamentary elections on 8 October, 2018 show that representatives from nationalist parties of country's three main ethnic groups or, officially, constituent peoples have won the elections.

Schedule

Election

Inauguration

Latest elections

2018 presidential elections

Preliminary results

2014 House of Representatives elections