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2024 Bosnian municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 6 October 2024 to elect mayors and assemblies in 138 municipalities.

2024 Bosnian municipal elections
← 2020 6 October 2024[a] 2028 →
All 143 municipal/city mayors
All 143 municipal/city councils
Registered3,400,204
Turnout45.88% (Decrease 4.52 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Bakir Izetbegović (2022-07-06).jpg
Dragan Čović (2023-12-05) (cropped).jpg
Leader Milorad Dodik Bakir Izetbegović Dragan Čović
Party SNSD SDA HDZ BiH
Mayors 47 32 20
Change Increase 3 Increase 5 Decrease 2
Percentage 32.87% 22.38% 13.99%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
SDS
Nermin Nikšić 2018 (cropped).jpg
IND
Leader Milan Miličević Nermin Nikšić None
Party SDS SDP BiH Independent
Mayors 11 8 4
Change Decrease 5 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Percentage 7.69% 5.59% 2.80%
Results by municipality.

Due to sustaining major damage and suffering casualties following heavy floods two days prior, elections were postponed and held on 20 October in the municipalities of, Kiseljak, Kreševo, Konjic and Fojnica.[1] Elections in the town of Jablanica, which suffered most of the flood damage, were held on 3 November 2024.[2]

Electoral system

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Municipal elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina comprise the election of a mayor and municipal assembly across the 143 municipalities of Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are governed by the Law on Elections.[3]

Mayors are elected by a first-past-the-post system, with the candidate receiving the plurality of votes winning. For this reason, multi-party coalitions are more common at the mayoral level, with a united political or ethnic slate presented in situations where several candidates may divide the electorate. Assembly elections use open list proportional representation, with the number of assembly members varying by population.[4]

Sarajevo and Istočno Sarajevo are further subdivided into four and six municipalities which also elect assemblies. The mayor of Sarajevo is elected indirectly,[5][6] while the mayor of Istočno Sarajevo has been elected directly since the 2020 municipal elections.[7][8] The Brčko District is an independent self-administrative unit, electing an assembly which in turn selects a mayor.[9] Mostar holds elections using the mixed-member proportional representation system where 22 seats are elected in six different city areas and 13 on the city list.[10] The mayor is elected by the city assembly.[10]

Results

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Mayoral

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Denotes municipality within city

Assembly of Brčko District

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There are 31 seats in the Assembly of the Brčko District. The seats are divided as follows as of 2024:[11]

Constituency[12] Council Mayor[13]
elected by Council
Party Popular vote % Seats Mayor Votes %
Brčko Party of Democratic Action 6,024 15.93 4 Siniša Milić, SNSD 24 82.76
SNSD—SPS 5,945 15.72 4
SP—DNS—PUP 3,489 9.23 3
United Srpska 3,431 9.07 3
Croatian Democratic Union 3,387 8.96 3
Party of Democratic Progress 2,321 6.14 2
Union for a Better Future 2,271 6.01 2
People and Justice 2,224 5.88 2
Our Party 2,053 5.43 2
Social Democratic Party 1,988 5.26 1
Serb Democratic Party 1,752 4.63 1
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,385 3.66 1
HSS SR—HDZ 1990 1,201 3.18 1
Minority candidate Alija Denjagić (276) — 1
Minority candidate Radoslav Subotić (157) — 1
Total 38,589 31

Notes

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  1. ^ Elections in Kiseljak, Kreševo, Konjic and Fojnica were conducted on 20 October 2024, while in Jablanica they were held on 3 November 2024.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ N.Ž. (20 October 2024). "Preliminarni rezultati u četiri općine daju jasnu sliku: Bez promjene na vladajućim pozicijama" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ^ D.Be. (3 November 2024). "Jablanica dobila novog načelnika, Emir Muratović (SDA) pobijedio Damira Šabanovića (SDP)" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Izborni Zakon Bosne e i Hercegovine" (PDF). mizbori.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Izborni zakon Bosne i Hercegovine" (PDF). izbori.ba (in Bosnian). Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Izbori za Gradsko vijeće Grada Sarajeva - bos". youtube.com. Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Statut Grada Sarajeva" (PDF). gradskovijece.sarajevo.ba. Sarajevo City Council. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Izbori za Skupštinu Grada Istočno Sarajevo - bos". youtube.com. Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Zakon o gradu Istočno Sarajevo". narodnaskupstinars.net (in Bosnian). National Assembly (Republika Srpska). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Statut Brčko distrikta" (PDF). skupstinabd.ba (in Bosnian). Brčko District Assembly. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Izbori u Gradu Mostaru - bos". youtube.com (in Bosnian). Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  11. ^ "GRAFIČKI PRIKAZ SALE SKUPŠTINE BRČKO DISTRIKTA BIH" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  12. ^ The three-digit numbers in the municipality column are the codes used for the municipalities on the Central Electoral Commission site
  13. ^ "Brčko dobilo novog/starog gradonačelnika i rukovodstvo Skupštine". Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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