Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Dayton Agreement High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling Presidency (Chairman) Haris Silajdžić (SBiH) Željko Komšić (SDP) Nebojša Radmanović (SNSD) Council of Ministers Chair (i.e. prime minister):Adnan Terzić (acting chair) Parliamentary Assembly House of Peoples House of Representatives Political parties Elections (2006 general elections) Political divisions Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska National Assembly President: Milan Jelić Prime Minister: Milorad Dodik Brčko District Foreign relations

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The Bosnia and Herzegovina general election of 2006 occurred on October 1, 2006. The 2006 election occurred in typical democratic fashion. This election decided the makeup of Bosnia and Herzegovina's presidency as well as federal, entity, and cantonal governments. General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, i. ... The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was created in 1995 immediately after the Dayton Peace Agreement to oversee the civilian implementation of this agreement. ... Christian Schwarz-Schilling, born in 1930 in Insbruck, Austria, is a German politician who served from 1982 to 1992 as Germanys federal post and communications minister. ... The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine) is the head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Chronological listing, in reverse order. ... Dr. Haris Silajdžić (October 1, 1945) is a Bosnian politician and academic. ... The Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Stranka za Bosnu i Hercegovinu) is a political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Željko KomÅ¡ić (IPA: ) (born January 20, 1964, Sarajevo) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian politician of Croatian descent. ... The Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Socialdemocrats (Socijaldemokratska Partija BiH - Socijaldemokrati / Социјалдемократска Партија БиХ - Социјалдемократи), is a political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... NebojÅ¡a Radmanović is a Bosnian Serb politician. ... The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (Serbian Cyrillic: Савез независних социјалдемократа, Serbian Latin: Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata) is a parliamentary party in the Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the executive branch of the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Adnan Terzić Adnan Terzić (born in Zagreb, Croatia on April 5, 1960) is the Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, member of the Party of Democratic Action. ... The Parliamentary Assembly (Parlementarna SkupÅ¡tina) has two chambers. ... The Parliamentary Assembly (Parlementarna SkupÅ¡tina) has two chambers. ... The House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Predstavnicki Dom, is the upper house of the National Assembly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina ... Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Categories: Bosnia and Herzegovina | Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Lists of subnational entities | Bosnia and Herzegovina geography stubs ... This article is in need of attention. ... Anthem: Bože Pravde (English: God of Justice) Patron Saint: Saint Stephen3 The location of Republika Srpska as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Europe. ... National Assembly of Republika Srpska is the legislative body of the Republika Srpska (Serbian Cyrillic: Народна Скупштина Републике Српске, Serbian Latin: Narodna SkupÅ¡tina Republike Srpske or NSRS). ... Milorad Dodik, Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Додик) is the Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, an entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 18 January 1998 to 12 January 2001, and from 28 February 2006. ... Official language Serbian, Bosnian (Serbo-Croation) and Croatian Official script Cyrillic alphabet, Latin alphabet Capital Brčko Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  208 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total  â€“ Density  80,000  ? Ethnic groups (current est. ... The implementation of the Dayton Accords of 1995 has focused the efforts of policymakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the international community, on regional stabilization in the former Yugoslavia. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word Presidency is often used to describe the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. ...

State Presidency

One President was elected from each of the country's three consitutional peoples: Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs. The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine) is the head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Bosniaks (Bosnian: BoÅ¡njaci, IPA: ) are a South Slav people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro, with a smaller autochthonous population also present in Kosovo. ... Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. ... Serbs (Serbian: Срби, Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ...

Dr. Haris Silajdžić (October 1, 1945) is a Bosnian politician and academic. ... The Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Stranka za Bosnu i Hercegovinu) is a political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Sulejman Tihić Sulejman Tihić (b. ... The Party of Democratic Action (Stranka Demokratske Akcije) is a Bosniak nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Nebojša Radmanović is a Bosnian Serb politician. ... The Party of Independent Social Democrats (Stranka Nezavisnih Socijaldemokrata) is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Serbian Democratic Party (Serbian: Srpska Demokratska Stranka, SDS) is a Serbian nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Željko Komšić (IPA: ) (born January 20, 1964, Sarajevo) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian politician of Croatian descent. ... The Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Socialdemocrats (Socijaldemokratska Partija BiH - Socijaldemokrati / Социјалдемократска Партија БиХ - Социјалдемократи), is a political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Ivo Miro Jović (born July 15, 1950 in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is the Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, elected in the Parliament on May 9, 2005 following the sacking of Dragan Čović by the High Representative on charges of corruption. ... The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian: Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine, HDZ BiH) is a political party of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Božo Ljubić is a Croatian politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

State Parliament

Logo of the 2006 general election

Distribution of seats in the House of Representatives

On the state level, a new Parliamentary Assembly will be elected, which includes: 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Parliamentary Assembly (Parlementarna Skupština) has two chambers. ...

House of Representatives

According to the constitution of BiH, the representatives from the Federation of BiH are allocated 28 seats, while the representatives from the Republika Srpska have 14 seats. There are 42 seats in total. The House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Predstavnicki Dom, is the upper house of the National Assembly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Anthem: Bože Pravde (English: God of Justice) Patron Saint: Saint Stephen3 The location of Republika Srpska as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Europe. ...

From the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: This article is in need of attention. ...

• SDA - 217,961 (25.54%, 8 seats)
• SBiH - 196,230 (22.99%, 7 seats)
• SDP - 131,450 (15.40%, 5 seats)
• HDZ BiH-Hrvatska koalicija-HNZ - 68,188 (7.99%, 3 seats)
• Croats Together (coalition led by HDZ 1990) - 52,095 (6.10%, 2 seats)
• BPS–Sefer Halilović - 37,608 (4.41%, 1 seat)
• Narodna stranka Radom za boljitak - 27,487 (3.22%, 1 seat)
• Democratic People's Community - 16,221 (1.90%, 1 seat)

From the Republika Srpska: The Party of Democratic Action (Stranka Demokratske Akcije) is a Bosniak nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Stranka za Bosnu i Hercegovinu) is a political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Socialdemocrats (Socijaldemokratska Partija BiH - Socijaldemokrati / Социјалдемократска Партија БиХ - Социјалдемократи), is a political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian: Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine, HDZ BiH) is a political party of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Democratic Peoples Community (Demokratska Narodna Zajednica) is a muslim political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Anthem: Bože Pravde (English: God of Justice) Patron Saint: Saint Stephen3 The location of Republika Srpska as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Europe. ...

• SNSD-Milorad Dodik - 262,203 (46.93%, 7 seats)
• SDS- 108,616 (19.44%, 3 seats)
• PDP RS - 28,410 (5.08%, 1 seat)
• SBiH - 23,257 (4.16%, 1 seat)
• SDA - 20,514 (3.67%, 1 seat)
• DNS - 19,868 (3.56%, 1 seat)

The Party of Independent Social Democrats (Stranka Nezavisnih Socijaldemokrata) is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Milorad Dodik, Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Додик) is the Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, an entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 18 January 1998 to 12 January 2001, and from 28 February 2006. ... The Serbian Democratic Party (Serbian: Srpska Demokratska Stranka, SDS) is a Serbian nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Party of Democratic Progress (Partija demokratskog progresa RS ) is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Stranka za Bosnu i Hercegovinu) is a political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Party of Democratic Action (Stranka Demokratske Akcije) is a Bosniak nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Democratic Peoples Alliance (Demokratski Narodni Savez) is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

Seats

• SDA 9
• SBiH 8
• SNSD 7
• SDP 5
• SDS 3
• HDZ-HNS 3
• HDZ 1990 2
• PDP RS 1
• BPS 1
• DNS 1
• DNZ 1
• Radom za Boljitak 1

House of Peoples

The 15 members of the House of Peoples will be elected in entities' Parliaments - 10 members by the House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (5 Bosniaks and 5 Croats); and 5 members by the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska. The Parliamentary Assembly (Parlementarna Skupština) has two chambers. ... The Parliamentary Assembly (Parlementarna Skupština) has two chambers. ... This article is in need of attention. ... National Assembly of Republika Srpska is the legislative body of the Republika Srpska (Serbian Cyrillic: Народна Скупштина Републике Српске, Serbian Latin: Narodna Skupština Republike Srpske or NSRS). ...

Entity Parliaments

On the entity level, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska will elect new governments. This article is in need of attention. ... Anthem: Bože Pravde (English: God of Justice) Patron Saint: Saint Stephen3 The location of Republika Srpska as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Europe. ...

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

In the Federation this includes:

• Prime Minister of the Federation
• Federation House of Representatives
• Federation House of Peoples

Federation House of Representatives

• SDA 25.40 %
• SBIH 21.44 %
• SDP 15.38 %
• HDZ 7.76 %
• HDZ 1990 6.47 %
• BPS 4.12 %
• Radom za boljitak 3.24 %
• Patriotic Bloc BOSS - SDU 3.15 %

The Party of Democratic Action (Stranka Demokratske Akcije) is a Bosniak nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Stranka za Bosnu i Hercegovinu) is a political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Socialdemocrats (Socijaldemokratska Partija BiH - Socijaldemokrati / Социјалдемократска Партија БиХ - Социјалдемократи), is a political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian: Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine, HDZ BiH) is a political party of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party (Bosanskohercegovačka Patriotska Stranka) is a Bosniak political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Economic Bloc (Ekonomski Blok HDU - Za Boljitak) is a Croatian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Bosnian Party (Bosanska Stranka) is a multi-ethnic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... SDU is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to: Suleyman Demirel University, University located in Almaty, Kazakhstan Service Data Unit, the payload of an Ethernet frame Special Duties Unit, a paramilitary police unit of the Hong Kong Police University of Southern Denmark (Danish: Syddansk Universitet) Southern Diving Unit, a...

Republika Srpska

In the Republika Srpska, the government is made up of:

• Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
• President (Serb) and vice-presidents (Croat and Bosniak) of Republika Srpska
• National Assembly of the Republika Srpska

National Assembly of the Republika Srpska

• SNSD 44.95 %
• SDS 18.99 %
• PDP 7.13 %
• DNS 4.22 %
• SP 3.70 %
• SRS 3.02 %

Seat allocation: The Serbian Democratic Party (Serbian: Srpska Demokratska Stranka, SDS) is a Serbian nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Party of Democratic Progress (Partija demokratskog progresa RS ) is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Democratic Peoples Alliance (Demokratski Narodni Savez) is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Socialist Party of the Republika Srpska (Socialisticka Partija Republike Srpske ) is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Serbian Radical Party of the Republika Srpska (Srpska Radikalna Stranka RS) is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

• SNSD 41
• SDS 17
• PDP RS 8
• DNS 4
• SBiH 4
• SP 3
• SDA 3
• SRS RS 2
• SDP 1

Canton Parliaments

On the cantonal level, voters will elect members for the country's ten cantonal governments.

Importance of the elections

Many analysts claimed that the 2006 election would be be the most important since Bosnia's independence from Yugoslavia, and the subsequent Bosnian War. With the previous government failing to agree reforms to the constitution, and Bosnian Muslim politicians continuing to threaten the abolition of the Republika Srpska and officials in Republika Srpska continuing to speak of possible secession from the country in response, the election was seen as crucial in determining the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The results were tentatively welcomed by commentators, and described as bringing "small signs of change to a Bosnia where institutional fragmentation has cemented ethnic division", with the result suggesting "a certain retreat of nationalism among the Muslim and Croat communities".^[1] Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in South Slavic languages, Југославија (Serbian, Macedonian Cyrillic): Land of the South Slavs) describes three separate political entities that existed on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... Combatants Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Predominantly Bosniak) Army of Republika Srpska, Yugoslav Peoples Army, various paramilitary units from Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian) Croatian Defence Council, Croatian Army (Croatian) Commanders Alija Izetbegović (President of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Sefer Halilović (Army chief of staff 1992-1993) Rasim...

Election controversy

A controversy has emerged over the election of the Croatian member of presidency. Although Željko Komšić is an ethnic Croat, as a member of the SDP he was alleged by his political oponents to have received votes mainly from Bosniaks. He has been accused by his opponents that he was not the choice of Croats, but rather Bosniaks, citing that he did not win majority for Croatian representative in any of the counties/cantons with Croat majority. This is the result of the fact that in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, both Bosniak and Croat presidents are on one ballot, letting the voter choose to vote in either category regardless of their own ethnicity.

Reference

1. ^ Nicholas Walton, A house divided: Bosnia after the elections, openDemocracy, 3 October 2006, accessed 25 November 2006

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External links

• Electoral Commission