At Stake in this Election:         

• All 42 seats of the House of Representatives.

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: Chairman of the Presidency Sefik DZAFEROVIC, Presidency Member Zeljko KOMSIC, and Presidency Member Milorad DODIK** 

• Head of Government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Zoran TEGELTIJA  

• Assembly: Bicameral Parliamentary Assembly (Skupstina) which consists of the House of Peoples (Dom Naroda), which has 15 seats and the House of Representatives (Predstavnicki Dom) which has 42 seats.  

**NOTE: Bosnia and Herzegovina has a tripartite presidency that has a rotating Chairman. 

Electoral System:  

• The Presidency is comprised of three members (1 Bosniak and 1 Croat are elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1 Serb is elected from the Republika Srpska). Members of the Presidency are directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term. The presidency chairmanship rotates every 8 months with the new member of the presidency elected with the highest number of votes.  

• The Chairman of the Council of Ministers is appointed by the presidency and confirmed by the state-level House of Representatives.  

• Members of the House of Peoples are designated by the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s House of Peoples and the Republika Srpska’s National Assembly to serve four-year terms. Members of the House of Representatives are directly elected by proportional representation to serve 4-year terms.  

Main Parties in this Election:   

• Party of Democratic Action  

  • Leader: Bakir Izetbegovic 

• Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 

  • Leader: Milorad Dodik 

• Croatian Democratic Union 

  • Leader: Dragan Covic 

• Social Democratic Party  

  • Leader: Nermin Niksic 

• Serb Democratic Party 

  • Leader: Mirko Sarovic  

• Democratic Front – Civic Alliance 

  • Leader: Zeljko Komsic 

• People and Justice  

  • Leader: Elmedin Konakovic 

• Party of Democratic Progress 

  • Leader: Branislav Borenovic 

• Our Party  

  • Leader: Edin Forto 

• People’s European Union* 

  • Leader: Nermin Ogresevic 

• For Justice and Order* 

  • Leader: Not available 

• Democratic Union* 

  • Leader: Nedeljko Cubrilovic 

• Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 

  • Leader: Semir Efendic 

• HDZ 1990 – Croatian National Shift  

  • Leader: Ilija Cvitanovic 

• Platform for Progress-Independent Bloc* 

  • Leader: Mirsad Hadzikadic 

• Union for a Better Future of BiH 

  • Leader: Fahrudin Radoncic 

• United Srpska*  

  • Leader: Nenad Stevandic 

• Socialist Party  

  • Leader: Petar Dokic 

• Democratic People’s Alliance 

  • Leader: Nenad Nesic  

• Bosnian-Herzegovinian Initiative* 

  • Leader: Fuad Kasumovic 

• Bosnian Party 

  • Leader: Mirnes Ajanovic 

• Movement of Democratic Action 

  • Leader: Elzina Piric 

• Social Democrats* 

  • Leader: Enver Bijedic 

• Croatian Republican Party* 

  • Leader: Slaven Raguz 

*NOTE: Asterisks are used to denote new parties.  

Population and Registered Voters:  

• Population:  3,816,459 (2022 estimate) 

• Registered Voters: 3,368,666 (2022 estimate) 

Gender Data:  

• Female Population: N/A 

• Is Bosnia and Herzegovina a signatory to CEDAW: No 

• Has Bosnia and Herzegovina ratified CEDAW: Yes (1 September 1993 succession date) 

• Gender Quota: Bosnia and Herzegovina has a legislated quotas at the lower house and sub-national level, but not in the upper house. These quotas require equal representation of male and female candidates, with a minimum of 40% of each gender. 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes  

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 11 out of 42 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: Ranked 74, value of 0.78 (2022 est.) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (22%) (2019 est.) 

Disability Data:  

• Is Bosnia and Herzegovina a signatory to CRPD: No 

• Has Bosnia and Herzegovina ratified CRPD: Yes (succession date of 1 September 1993) 

IFES Resources:  

• Does IFES have a presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina: No 

• Election FAQs: Yes