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Bosnia and Herzegovina (Parliamentary)
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Parliamentary |
September 12-13, 1998 |
At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the House of Representatives
of the Parliamentary Assembly: 42
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Description
of government structure:
- Two political entities: Bosnia and Herzegovina
is made up of two political entities, the joint Muslim (Bosniak)/Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bosnian Serb Republika Srpska (Serb Republic).
- Bicameral parliamentary assembly: the Skupstina,
composed of the House of Representatives and the House of Peoples
- House of Representatives: 42 members
directly elected by a system of proportional representation for two-year terms. Two-thirds (28) of the seats in the House of Representatives are allocated to representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one-third (14) are allocated to representatives of Republika Srpska.
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Results of the electoral race:
- Party:
Coalition for a Whole and Democratic Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDA/Party for BiH/Liberals BiH/GDS)
Leaders: Alija IZETBEGOVIC, Haris SILAJDZIC
Seats won by parties in this election to the House of Representatives: 17
Seats won by parties in the last election to the House of Representatives: 21
- Party:
Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
Leader: Ante JELAVIC
Seats won by parties in this election to the House of Representatives: 6
Seats won by parties in the last election to the House of Representatives: 8
- Party:
Coalition Sloga
Leader: Biljana PLAVSIC and Milorad DODIK
Seats won by parties in this election to the House of Representatives: 4
Seats won by parties in the last election to the House of Representatives: 0 (formed since
last election)
- Party: Serb
Democratic Party List (SDS)
Leader: Dragan KALINIC and Nikola SPIRIC
Seats won by parties in this election to the House of Representatives: 4
Seats won by parties in the last election to the House of Representatives: 9
- Party: Social
Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDP)
Leader: Zlako LAGUMDZIJA
Seats won by parties in this election to the House of Representatives: 4
Seats won by parties in the last election to the House of Representatives: 2 (as part of a
coalition)
- Party:
Socialdemocrats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Leader: Selim BESLAGIC
Seats won by parties in this election to the House of Representatives: 2
Seats won by parties in the last election to the House or Representatives: 2 (as part of a
coalition)
- Party: Serb
Radical Party of Republika Srpska (SRS)
Leader: Nikola POPLASEN
Seats won by parties in this election to the House of Representatives: 2
Seats won by parties in the last election to the House of Representatives: 0
- Party:
Radical Party of Republika Srpska
Leader: Miroslav RADOVANOVIC
Seats won by parties in this election to the House of Representatives: 1
Seats won by parties in the last election to the House of Representatives: 0 (formed since
last election)
- Party:
Croatian Initiative - HKDU
Leaders: Kresimir ZUBAK and Ante PASALIC
Seats won by parties in this election to the House of Representatives: 1
Seats won by parties in the last election to the House of Representatives: 0 (formed since
last election)
- Party:
Democratic People's Union (DNZ)
Leader: Fikret ABDIC
Seats won by parties in this election to the House of Representatives: 1
Seats won by parties in the last election to the House of Representatives: 0
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When was
the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Last national parliamentary elections
held: September 14, 1996
- Seats decided in the last legislative
elections: 42
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 3,223,000 (approx.)
- Number of registered voters: 2,656,758
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Of Interest:
- Over seventy political parties have
registered for the September 1998 presidential, parliamentary, and cantonal elections.
- The September 1998 elections will be the
second set of nationwide elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords in December 1995.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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