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Bosnia's election exposes deep split between its two halves

Original: Bosnia voted, and came out as two countries. In the Serb half, Dodik's party won everything: the Serb presidency seat wi

Bosnia's general election has underlined the country's ethnic divide. In the Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik's Alliance of Independent Social Democrats swept the vote, taking the Serb presidency seat with 55.4%, the entity's presidency, and the largest bloc in its assembly — despite Dodik himself being banned from office. In the Croat-Bosniak Federation, the leading parties back a different, multi-ethnic course.

Why now: The landslide of a sanctioned separatist leader's party in one half of Bosnia raises fresh concerns about the country's stability and territorial unity.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaMilorad DodikAlliance of Independent Social DemocratsRepublika SrpskaFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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• Bosnia voted, and came out as two countries. In the Serb half, Dodik's party won everything: the Serb presidency seat with 55.4%, the region's presidency and the largest bloc in its assembly. Dodik himself is banned from office. In the other half, the leading parties back… · AutokratDaily · 2

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