Balgarianovinite.com The election silence period began in Bosnia’s Republika Srpska on Saturday at 7:00 a.m. local time (8:00 a.m. Bulgarian time), ahead of Sunday’s early presidential elections. During the silence period, election campaigning is prohibited, as well as any activities that could interfere with the voting process, allowing for a period of reflection. The election campaign in Republika Srpska, which began on November 8, ended with the start of the election silence.
The early presidential elections in Republika Srpska were called after the former President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik’s mandate was terminated following a final court decision sentencing him to one year in prison and a six-year ban on holding public office for failing to comply with the decisions of the High Representative of the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After replacing the prison sentence with a fine, Dodik actively joined the SNSD’s election campaign.
Six candidates will compete on Sunday for the presidential post, with the leading contenders being Sinisa Karan from the ruling Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) and Branko Blanusa, nominated by the opposition Serb Democratic Party (SDS) and supported by the majority of opposition parties. The other four candidates are Nikola Lazarevic, chairman of the Ecological Party of Republika Srpska, Dragan Dokanovic, nominated by the Alliance for New Politics, and two independent candidates – Slavko Dragicevic and Igor Gasevic.
A total of 1,264,364 voters are registered in Republika Srpska, and the organization of the elections costs Bosnia and Herzegovina EUR 3.1 million.
According to the Dayton Peace Agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia (1992–1995), the country is divided into two semi-autonomous entities – Republika Srpska, inhabited predominantly by Bosnian Serbs, and the Muslim-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) and Bosnian Croats live. Each entity has its own government, parliament, and police, but the two are connected through joint state-level institutions, including the judicial system, the army, security services, and tax administration. The Dayton Agreement also defines the role of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, who has extensive powers, including the authority to impose laws and dismiss public officials. Election Silence Starts in Bosnia’s Republika Srpska Ahead of Sunday’s Snap Presidential Elections 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-22 08:12:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law