All News on Politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Unrest Returns to Birthplace of Bosnia Protests

Around 200 workers from some of the notoriously badly privatized companies in Tuzla - the place where the 2014 protests in Bosnia began - gathered in front of the cantonal government on Wednesday to demand the resignation of the so-called "experts" government of the canton under Bahrija Umihanic.

Serbian Party Outlines Bosnian Coalition Plan

The main party representing Serbs in Bosnia, the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, has called on the country's largest Bosniak party, the Party of Democratic Action, SDA, and the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, to start talks on forming a government.

Bulgarians Are Among People Who Hate Their Government

Bulgarians are among the peoples in the world who really hate their government.

According to the Global States Of Mind Gallup survey, 87% of Bulgarians disapprove of their leadership. This ranks the country second in the world after Bosnia and Herzegovina, where only 8% of the population approves the leadership.

Dodik's party says coalition has majority

BANJA LUKA -- Vice-president of the SNSD Igor Radojičić has said that the ruling coalition has a majority to form a new government in the Serb entity (RS) of Bosnia.

Bosnia's Stricken SDP Promises Radical Shake-up

Leaders of Bosnia's Social Democratic Party, SDP, which suffered a debacle in the recent general elections, concluded at a leadership session that the party needs radical changes.

Zlatko Lagumdzija, the head of the SDP, who is widely blamed for the party's bad results and for the direction it took in its last four years in power, said a party congress would soon elect new leaders.

Vote Count Almost Over From Bosnia's Election

Based on around 95 per cent of votes counted, the three members of Bosnia's State Presidency will Bakir Izetbegovic - for the Bosniaks, Dragan Covic - for the Croats, and Mladen Ivanic - for the Serbs.

Izetbegovic, the existing Bosniak member, standing for the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action, SDA, won about 228,000 votes, some 40,000 more than his main rival, Fahrudin Radoncic.

Regional countries take action against jihadists

Ex-Bosnian Army Soldier Acquitted of War Crimes

The Supreme Court of Bosnia's Federation entity acquitted former Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina member Hajrudin Trle of war crimes.

Bosnia's SDP in Turmoil After Election Failure

Damir Hadzic and Nermin Niksic, two key figures in Bosnia's Social Democratic Party, SDP, have resigned decision-making posts in the party after its debacle in last Sunday's elections.

At a crisis press conference on October 16, the SDP said an extraordinary party congress would soon choose a new leadership.

Bosniak Party Mulls Options After Bosnia Election Win

The Party of Democratic Action, SDA, based on 86 per cent of counted votes, will likely take the lead position in Bosnia's new state-level government after it won around 28 per cent of the votes in the country's Federation entity - around 233,000 votes in all.

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RS opposition leader wins Bosnian presidency vote

SARAJEVO -- New members of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina are Bakir Izetbegović, Dragan Ćović, and Mladen Ivanić, the Election Commission has announced.

These results are preliminary.