Bosnia Election Body Certifies Results, Minic Heads Srpska

The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed the results of the General Elections held on October 4 on November 3, 2026, which starts the legal deadlines for forming authorities at every level of government in the country. The decision is being closely watched in Serbia, because it settles who leads Republika Srpska in the coming term and who will sit in the Bosnian Presidency as the Serb member.

Who Was Confirmed to Lead Republika Srpska and the Presidency?

Savo Minic of the SNSD was confirmed as president of Republika Srpska for a four-year term. The vice presidents are Ramiz Salkic of the SDA and Igor Balukcic of the HDZ 1990.

In the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the confirmed members are Zeljka Cvijanovic (SNSD) as the Serb member, Denis Becirovic as the Bosniak member and Darijana Filipovic (HDZ BiH) as the Croat member.

How Are the 83 National Assembly Seats Divided?

The new National Assembly of Republika Srpska will be composed as follows:

• SNSD 34 seats
• PSS 12
• SDS 10
• United Srpska 5
• DNS-NPS coalition 5
• SP-DEMOS and NDP coalition 5
• List for Justice and Order 4
• SPS 4
• Coalition for the State 3
• Republican Party of Srpska 1

The SNSD gained four seats compared with the previous assembly, and the ruling coalition led by the party has 54 of 83 seats confirmed. Whether it also holds a two-thirds majority will only become clear at the constitutive session.

What Changed in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Republika Srpska elects 14 members of the House of Representatives. The SNSD and its partners have nine, the SDS and PSS two each, and the List for Justice and Order one. Of the 42 seats in total, the SDA has nine, the SNSD six, the SDP BiH five, the HDZ BiH four and the SBiH three. The DF, NiP, SDS and PSS hold two seats each, while Nasa Stranka, NES, United Srpska, the List for Justice and Order, the HDZ 1990, the DNS-NPS and SP-DEMOS hold one each.

What the Commission Says

Commission chairman Jovan Kalaba said after the session: “We believe we have successfully met the task in one of the most challenging election years.”

The same day, Commission members also acknowledged problems on voting day: polling stations that opened late, scanner failures and differences between the software count and the manual count. Commission member Zeljko Bakalar said that recounts at two locations, after the results were established, changed the distribution of seats in the Una-Sana Canton and Canton 10.

Commission member Irena Hadziabdic spoke about sanctions: “The total number of sanctions for these elections exceeds the sanctions for the 2024 elections.”

The sanctions imposed exceed 1,350,000 KM. More than 100 million KM was spent on election technology, and the Commission will rule on the outstanding complaints against political entities in the coming days.

Which Deadlines Are Now Running?

The National Assembly of Republika Srpska and the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina must be constituted within 15 days, and the constitutive session of the House of Representatives takes place within 30 days. Indirect elections for the Council of Peoples of Republika Srpska and the houses of peoples follow.

Elected candidates who want to give up their mandate or temporarily suspend it have seven days from the confirmation of results to notify the Commission in writing, so that a replacement mandate can be assigned.

Minic: A Duty to the People

Newly elected Republika Srpska president Savo Minic posted on X. “With the confirmation of the election results, we enter a new stage of responsible work for Republika Srpska,” he wrote, then added: “The trust I have received is, for me, an obligation to work every day for our people and with our people.”

Minic also said he will be a president for all citizens, and that he expects the National Assembly to be constituted quickly and responsibly, so that work can continue on higher salaries and pensions and on support for families and young people.

The confirmation comes after Dodik’s recent conditions for the SNSD to enter government at the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which we reported on.