General elections were held in

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...

on 7 October 2018 as part of the Bosnian general elections. Voters elected the

President of Republika Srpska The president of Republika Srpska (, ; ) is the highest executive authority in Republika Srpska, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the executive authorities, along with the Government of Republika Srpska. The president of Repu ...

and all 83 members of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. Incumbent President

Milorad Dodik Milorad Dodik ( sr-Cyrl, Милорад Додик, ; born 12 March 1959) is a Bosnian Serb politician currently serving as the 8th president of Republika Srpska since 2022, a position he previously held from 2010 to 2018. He also served as ...

was ineligible to run for another term. Incumbent Prime Minister

Željka Cvijanović Željka Cvijanović (; sr-cyr, Жељка Цвијановић, ; born 4 March 1967) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as the 8th and current Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2022. She has also been serving as i ...

was nominated by the

Alliance of Independent Social Democrats The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (; abbr. СНСД or SNSD) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serb Serbian nationalism, nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1996, it is the governing party in Republika ...

(SNSD) and was elected President, running on a joint platform with the

Democratic People's Alliance The Democratic National Alliance or Democratic People's Alliance ( or DNS) is a centre-right political party in Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The head of the DNS is Nenad Nešić. Electoral results Parliamentary Assembly of ...

and

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. The SNSD also remained the largest in the National Assembly, and Radovan Višković became Prime Minister after a brief interim.

Results

President

National Assembly

Polling

A May 2018 poll by

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asked the question, "In your opinion, how would a united opposition govern RS, compared to the current governing coalition led by SNSD? As you know, Milorad Dodik cannot seek a third term as RS president, so RS will elect a new president this year. Do you believe that this will lead to positive change in RS, do you think it will have negative results, or do you think that it will make no real difference to RS?" 41% believed things would be about the same, 18% somewhat better, 13% somewhat worse, 9% much better, 7% much worse and 13% did not answer the question.

References

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2018 in Bosnia and Herzegovina Elections in Republika Srpska

Results

President

National Assembly

Polling

See also

References