At Stake in this Election:         

• The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina* 

*NOTE: The presidency of BiH consists of three members.  

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 Candidates in this Election:   

• Candidates for the Bosniak Member Election: 

  • Bakir Izetbegovic 

    • Party: Party of Democratic Action 

  • Mirsad Hadzikadic 

    • Party: Platform for Progress 

  • Denis Becirovic 

    • Party: Social Democratic Party 

• Candidates for the Croat Member Election: 

  • Zeljko Komsic 

    • Party: Democratic Front  

  • Borjana Kristo 

    • Party: Croatian Democratic Union 

• Candidates for the Serb Member Election: 

  • Zeljka Cvijanovic 

    • Party: Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 

  • Nenad Nesic 

    • Party: Democratic People’s Alliance 

  • Vojin Mijatovic 

    • Party: Social Democratic Party 

  • Mirko Sarovic 

    • Party: Serb Democratic Party  

  • Borislav Bijelic 

    • Party: Party of Life 

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