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This article is about the politics of the Republika Srpska , one of the two entities that together comprise the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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This article is about the politics of the Republika Srpska , one of the two entities that together comprise the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The current National Assembly of the Republika Srpska (Народна Скупштина Републике Српске / Narodna Skupština Republike Srpske) is the ninth since the founding of the Republika Srpska.
The political composition of the Tenth Convocation of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska (and the change in number of seats from the Ninth Convocation):
The cabinet is composed of the prime minister and the heads of the sixteen ministries. The National Assembly also selects two deputy prime ministers from among the ministers from different constituent peoples (Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks) on the recommendation of the prime minister.
The law requires that eight ministers be elected from the Serb population, five from the Bosniak population, and three from the Croat population. The prime minister may also appoint one minister from among the "others" population (out of the largest constituent ethnic group).
Under the Law on Ministries adopted in October 2002, the "tasks of the administration" of Republika Srpska are carried out by ministries, republican administrative units, and republican administrative organizations.
| Position | Name | Party | Ethnicity | |
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| Prime Minister | Radovan Višković | SNSD | Serb | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Justice | Anton Kasipović | SNSD | Croat | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Spatial Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology | Srebrenka Golić | SNSD | Bosniak | |
| Minister for Internal Affairs | Dragan Lukač | SNSD | Serb | |
| Minister for Finance | Zora Vidović | SNSD | Serb | |
| Minister for Health and Social Welfare | Alen Šeranić | SNSD | Bosniak | |
| Minister for Education and Culture | Natalija Trivić | United Srpska | Serb | |
| Minister for Labour, Veterans and Disability Protection | Duško Milunović | Socialist | Serb | |
| Minister for Administration and Local Government | Senka Jujić | NPS | Bosniak | |
| Minister for Industry, Energy and Mining | Petar Đokić | Socialist | Serb | |
| Minister for European Integration and International Cooperation | Zlatan Klokić | SNSD | Bosniak | |
| Minister for Family, Youth and Sports | Sonja Davidović | Socialist | Bosniak | |
| Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management | Boris Pašalić | SNSD | Serb | |
| Minister for Transport and Communications | Nedeljko Ćorić | SNSD | Serb | |
| Minister for the Economy and Entrepreneurship | Vjekoslav Petričević | NDP | Croat | |
| Minister for Trade and Tourism | Suzana Gašić | DEMOS | Croat | |
| Minister for Science and Technology, Higher Education and Informatics | Srđan Rajčević | SNSD | Serb | |
Administrative services in RS are administrative bodies within the ministries, and are established for the purpose of performing certain activities from within the sphere of activity of the administration, which, due to their nature, entirety and way of performing, require independence and special organization (administration, inspectorates, and other forms). Administrative services are under the direct supervision of the ministry to which they belong.
The following are the administrative units and the ministries to which they belong:
Administrative organizations in the RS are established for the purpose of performing professional duties and duties of the republic's administration (institutions, directorates, secretariats, agencies, commissariats, funds, centers and other forms). Administrative organizations may have the attributes of a legal entity.
Bosnian Serb politicians support the idea of an independent republic in accordance with the UN Declaration on self-determination and separating Republika Srpska from Bosnia and Herzegovina entirely. [1] [ failed verification ] The Prime Minister of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik said a referendum on independence for RS was a fair solution and that 99 percent of Bosnian Serbs support secession from Bosnia-Herzegovina. Dodik stated that this referendum is "inevitable" and says that Bosnia and Herzegovina has no viable future. [2]
Bosniak politicians have requested the suspension of Republika Srpska. Haris Silajdžić, party leader of Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina, has repeatedly stated that he wishes to see the RS dismantled. [3] [4]
Miroslav Lajčák, former High Representative of Bosnia-Herzegovina, has responded to this by saying that "Republika Srpska does not have the right to secede from BiH, at the same time no one can unilaterally abolish Republika Srpska." [5]
In 1997, the Agreement on Special Parallel Relations was signed between the two on February 28, 1997. A council has been established to bolster relations, in which presidents and prime ministers participate. The Agreement was implemented December 15, 2010. [6] So far, four councils have been held.
On July 26, 2010, the Serbian Minister of Finance Diana Dragutinović and her Republika Srpska counterpart Aleksandar Džombić signed an Agreement on Cooperation in the Financial Sector, which will further develop mutual relations in the financial system. It will bolster the already good cooperation between the two, and help to maintain special parallel relations and enable exchange of experience, also discussing other sections. The working groups will convene at least twice a year. [7]
On July 31, 2011, President Milorad Dodik said that the concept of a multi-ethnic state in Kosovo has failed, and that the solving of the Kosovo question has not been dealt with, stressing that Republika Srpska does not accept Kosovo as an independent country. Dodik said "The peaceful solution is evidently not a possible solution [...] We support Belgrade." in relation to the Kosovo Police operation trying to take control of border crossings located in North Kosovo on July 25. [8]
The politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina are defined by a parliamentary, representative democratic framework, where the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, named by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Legislative power is vested in both the Council of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Members of the Parliamentary Assembly are chosen according to a proportional representation system. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Biljana Plavšić is a Bosnian Serb former politician, university professor and scientist who served as President of Republika Srpska and was later convicted of crimes against humanity for her role in the Bosnian War.
The Serb Democratic Party is a Serb political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its current leader is Milan Miličević.
Mladen Ivanić is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 6th Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2014 to 2018. He is the founder, member and former president of the Party of Democratic Progress.
Milorad Dodik is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as the 8th president of Republika Srpska since 2022. Previously, he served as the 7th Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2018 to 2022.
The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats is a Serb political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1996, it is the governing party in Republika Srpska, with its leader, Milorad Dodik, serving as the current president of Republika Srpska. The party's vice-president, Željka Cvijanović, is the current member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while SNSD member Radovan Višković is the current prime minister of Republika Srpska.
General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 3 October 2010. They decided the makeup of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency as well as national, entity, and cantonal governments.
The relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo are unofficial because Bosnia and Herzegovina's central government has not recognized Kosovo as an independent state, essentially through the veto of the Bosnian Serb-dominated Republika Srpska. Bosniak and Croat members of the Presidency want to recognise Kosovo, but Serb members refuse. Bosnia and Herzegovina's constitution requires consensus among all three members in order to perform such an action. Bosnia-Herzegovina remains the only country of the former Yugoslavia that does not recognize Kosovo's independence.
Republika Srpska–Serbia relations are the foreign relations between Republika Srpska, one of the two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. Republika Srpska has an office of representation in Belgrade and Serbia has a consulate-general in Banja Luka. Serbia and Republika Srpska have signed an Agreement on Special Parallel Relations.
Željka Cvijanović is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as the 8th and current Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2022. She previously served as the 9th president of Republika Srpska from 2018 to 2022.
Several referendums have been held in Republika Srpska during its existence, whilst others have been proposed but not happened.
The Dayton Agreement ended the Bosnian War and created the federal republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), which consists of the Bosniak and Croat-inhabited Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and the Serb-inhabited Republika Srpska (RS). Although the Bosnian Serbs were viewed as "anti-Dayton" during the first years after the war, since 2000 they have been staunch supporters of the Dayton Agreement and the preservation of RS. Bosniaks generally view RS as illegitimate, and an independence referendum from BiH has been proposed in RS. The 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum and Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence have raised the possibility of a referendum and unification with Serbia. In 2015, after a judicial and police crisis, the governing Alliance of Independent Social Democrats said that it would hold an independence referendum in 2018 if RS's autonomy was not preserved.
General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 October 2018. They decided the makeup of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency as well as national, entity and cantonal governments. Voter turnout was 54%.
United Srpska is a political party based in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A Serb nationalist party, United Srpska was formed in December 2015 following a split from the Serb Democratic Party.
Draško Stanivuković is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as mayor of Banja Luka since December 2020. He is a member of the Party of Democratic Progress.
Adam Šukalo is a Bosnian Serb politician. He served in the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska from 2014 to 2018 as a member of Napredna Srpska. He subsequently relocated to Belgrade, Serbia, and has served in the National Assembly of Serbia since 2020 as a member of the Serbian Progressive Party.
Mićo Mićić was a Bosnian Serb politician, mayor of Bijeljina for 16 years from 2004 until 2020 and a Republika Srpska entity minister.
General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 October 2022. They decided the makeup of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency as well as national, entity, and cantonal governments.
General elections were held in Republika Srpska on 2 October 2022 as part of the Bosnian general elections. Voters decided the President of Republika Srpska and the 83 members of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska.
The 1997–1998 crisis in Republika Srpska was caused by a political conflict between the reformist faction led by the President of Republika Srpska, Biljana Plavšić, and the hardline nationalist one led by former President Radovan Karadžić and his associates from the governing Serb Democratic Party. The crisis was resolved by an early election and a victory of the opposition and Plavšić.
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