2010 Bosnian general election

none September 2026 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2006 Bosnian general election 2006 2014 Bosnian general election 2014 3 October 2010 56.57% (presidential) 1.26 pp 56.53% (parliamentary) 1.17 pp yes Bosniak member of the Presidency Bakir Izetbegović 2011.jpg Bakir Izetbegović Party of Democratic Action 162,831 34.86% Fahrudin Radončić (cropped).jpg Fahrudin Radončić Union for a Better Future of BiH 142,387 30.49% yes Croat member of the Presidency Željko Komšić (cropped).jpg Željko Komšić Social Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 337,065 60.61% Borjana Krišto 2014.jpg Borjana Krišto Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina 109,758 19.74% yes Serb member of the Presidency Visit of Nebojša Radmanović to the EC.jpg Nebojša Radmanović Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 295,629 48.92% Mladen Ivanić crop.jpg Mladen Ivanić Party of Democratic Progress 285,951 47.31% Presidency members Haris Silajdžić (Bosniak)Željko Komšić (Croat)Nebojša Radmanović (Serb) Bakir Izetbegović (Bosniak)Željko Komšić (Croat)Nebojša Radmanović (Serb) Bosnia and Herzegovina, presidental election, 2010.png 300px Results by municipality. yes All 42 seats in the House of Representatives 22 House of Representatives Social Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Zlatko Lagumdžija 5 8 17.33 Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Milorad Dodik 7 8 16.92 Party of Democratic Action Sulejman Tihić 9 7 13.05 Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Mladen Bosić 3 4 8.40 Union for a Better Future of BiH Fahrudin Radončić New 4 7.95 HDZ BiH Dragan Čović 3 3 6.97 Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Silajdžić 8 2 5.28 HK Zvonko Jurišić & Božo Ljubić 2 2 3.05 NSRzB Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović 1 1 2.99 Party of Democratic Progress Mladen Ivanić 1 1 2.44 Democratic People's Alliance Marko Pavić (Bosnian politician) Marko Pavić sr Марко Павић 1 1 1.81 DNZ Fikret Abdić 1 1 0.92 300px Results by constituency 300px Most voted-for party by municipality Chairman Nikola Špirić Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Vjekoslav Bevanda Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.BiH to hold general elections on October 3rd http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2010/05/06/nb-01 Southeast European Times 6 May 2010 The elections for the House of Representatives were divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one for Republika Srpska. In the presidential election, voters in the Federation elected Bosniak Bakir Izetbegović and re-elected Croat Željko Komšić, while voters in Republika Srpska re-elected Serb Nebojša Radmanović. The Social Democratic Party and the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats emerged as the largest parties in the House of Representatives, each winning 8 of the 42 seats. Background After the Bosnian War and the Dayton Agreement that ended the war, the constitution set out, in Article V, a tripartite rotational Presidency between the Bosniak, Croat and Serb entities. Each Presidency member serves a four-year term, with the Chairman of the Presidency rotation every 8 months, with the first chairman being the one with most votes in the election.Bosnians vote in crucial elections http://english.aljazeera.net/video/europe/2010/10/201010343020353736.html Al Jazeera 3 October 2010 Candidates Presidency There were three candidates for the Bosniak member of the Presidency: the incumbent Haris Silajdžić, of Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the owner of Dnevni avaz Fahrudin Radončić, of the Union for a Better Future and Bakir Izetbegović of the Party of Democratic Action and the son of Alija Izetbegović, the founding president of Bosnia and Herzegovina.News Analysis: Few surprises expected in Bosnian general elections http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-10/03/c_13540447.htm https://archive.today/20130209221543/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-10/03/c_13540447.htm dead 9 February 2013 Xinhua News Agency 3 October 2010 The Croat candidate was: incumbent Željko Komšić from the Social Democratic Party, who was elected in 2006 when large numbers of Bosniaks voted for him rather than voting for a Bosniak candidate. The Serb candidate was: incumbent Nebojša Radmanović of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, who was expected to win. Campaign Following the International Court of Justice's opinion that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate international law Republika Srpska's Prime Minister Milorad Dodik said there would be repercussions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and that the issue would be discussed in depth after the elections.RS: ICJ decision and secession http://www.b92.net/eng/news/region-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=07&dd=25&nav_id=68674 B92 25 July 2010 25 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110608072121/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/region-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=07&dd=25&nav_id=68674 8 June 2011 dead During his campaign Dodik reiterated support for the secession of Republika Srpska from Bosnia and Herzegovina and denied that the massacre in Srebrenica constituted a genocide.Nationalism High, Hopes Low in Bosnia Election https://www.rferl.org/a/Nationalism_High_Hopes_Low_Bosnia_Election/2173944.html Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 1 October 2010 Boris Tadić, president of Serbia, expressed his support for Dodik, Tadić stated that he was "here to support my friends who run RS in the best possible way".Arslanagic Sabina Serbian President Publicly Backs Dodik Campaign http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/serbia-s-president-throws-his-weight-behind-divisive-election-campaign-of-milorad-dodik Balkan Insight 30 September 2010Tadic supports SNSD candidates ahead of elections in BiH http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Bilteni/Engleski/b300910_e.html Tanjug 30 September 2010 He was later criticised by the SDA for supporting "a man who openly denies genocide in Srebrenica and calls for secession of Republika Srpska." The Croat and Bosniak candidates were "strong supporters of a unified Bosnia," while Serb candidate advocated the separation of the Bosnian Serbs entity from the rest of the country.Cerkez Aida Preliminary results show Bosnians divided on vote https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hrQomuCYQaEhLuIz-Ojwgm-GFAOwD9IKGEG80?docId=D9IKGEG80 Associated Press 3 October 2010June 2024 medicmedic Dodik asserted that "Only the Serb Republic is self-sustaining, Bosnia-Herzegovina is not." He had a "strategic partnership" with the Croat nationalist Dragan Čović to support each other's calls for greater independence or autonomy as the Croatian side advocated. The Bosniaks, however, said would fight for a united Bosnia, and sought a stronger federal government - a key condition for European Union membership.Polls close in Bosnia election http://english.aljazeera.net/video/europe/2010/10/2010103175318533811.html Al Jazeera 3 October 2010 These polls were described as the most crucial since the civil war as a lot of campaigning focused on ethnic nationalism and voting for candidates of the same ethnicity. One political analyst, compared this campaign to that of 1990, before the breakup of Yugoslavia, when Bosnia had the choice of becoming a part of greater Serbia or an independent multi-ethnic country pointed out that "for exactly 20 years we have been spinning around in the same political pattern." The official campaign started on 3 September, and lasted for next 30 days. Hate speech in the election campaign in BiH has become a normal occurrence. Because of that, Central Election Commission announced that they will not tolerate any form of hate speech.Tomić Zoran Izborna kampanja u BiH: kako dobiti nešto za ništa http://www.izbori2010.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=865:izborna-kampanja-u-bih-kako-dobiti-neto-za-nita&catid=38:kolumne&Itemid=61 2010 1 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101217213526/http://izbori2010.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=865:izborna-kampanja-u-bih-kako-dobiti-neto-za-nita&catid=38:kolumne&Itemid=61 17 December 2010 dead Nervousness of political parties was manifested through the violation of the Election Law of BiH, and particularly through the manipulation of so-called public opinion research and publication in the form of paid advertising. The first phase of the media war waged mainly through portals and news releases. The campaign was significant because politicians were allowed to "use all their weapons" in publicity. Experts stated that this campaign was something new in Bosnia and Herzegovina because it was creative as opposed to the earlier campaigns. Our Party (NS) - Election campaign of the coalition of the Our Party and New Socialist Party - Zdravko Kršmanović started on 3 September by laying a wreath at the memorial area of Donja Gradina, at the Jasenovac concentration camp. Serb Democratic Party (SDS) - They started their election campaign with advertisements and election rallies in Banja Luka. Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) - SNSD started election campaign at noon of 3 September on Squer of Krajina in Banja Luka with symbolic sticking of their first propaganda poster. President of the SNSD and candidat for president of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik and president of executive board of SNSD and candidate for member of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Nebojša Radmanović had stick that first propaganda poster. Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH) - President of the party, prof. dr. sc. Dragan Čović hung out with the most socially vulnerable members of population. He stated that his party wants to emphasize the social care for people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially between Croats. Candidate for memeer of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borjana Krišto started her official campaign on 3 September from her birth town Livno. In the morning she laid a wreath at the Memorial Center in the Donji Rujani, and at noon she addressed to the citizens at King Tomislav's Square in Livno, then she hung out with the assembled multitude. At the presence of many citizens, friends and members of her family she stated that her start of election campaign is very symbolic because Livno is a Croatian town that "never lost a single battle". She also added that she will come back victorious and "...announce victory of the Croatian people." Union for a Better Future (SBB BiH) - At the first they of election campaign, supporters and sympathizers of the party had met at the Iftar in Gradačac. At this meeting they stated that they will win the elections because they will "probably win those who gaved fake hope to the people previous years". About 600 fasting persons welcomed the party's president and candidate for Bosniak member of the Presidency, Fahrudin Radončić. Large number of sympathizers waited Radončić at the entrance of "Europrof", where they later continued with Iftar. Croatian Party of Rights - Candidate for Prime Minister of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Živko Budimir had opened his Election Campaign at midnight of 3 September. He talked to the police representatives and tour to the police patrols. Professor Petar Milić, president of the Main Department of Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina and candidate of Coalition of Croatian Democratic Union 1990 and Croatian Party of Rights for House of Representatives of Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina started his campaign with the most sensitive part of Croats - the exiles. Opinion polls Opinion polls suggested Dodik's "Alliance of Independent Social Democrats" would remain the largest Serb party, as well as the country as a whole. The "Social Democratic Party" of Zlatko Lagumdžija would be the largest party in the federation, followed by the "Party of Democratic Action." An analyst at the "Why not?" NGO in Sarajevo suggested the elections importance was because "change will finally happen [...] because the ones who are in power now have proved they are not capable of leading the country and bringing the necessary reforms. Civil society has been very active about these elections and we hope this will have an impact." She said that if there were changes in the establishment ethnic relations would not be as tense. An August 2010 survey of 2,000 respondents by the National Democratic Institute. suggested that voters on both sides are tired of nationalist rhetoric and pessimistic about the future of Bosnia.Public Opinion Poll Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) August 2010 http://www.ndi.org/files/NDI_Bosnia_Poll_Report_August_2010.pdf National Democratic Institute 27 August 2010 87 percent felt that nationalist parties are leading the country in the wrong direction. Respondents said politicians discussed nationalist issues too much, while employment and economic issues were not discussed enough. They thought that the biggest issue was unemployment, followed by corruption and crime. Results In total, 3,126,599 citizens registered to vote.INTERIM REPORT No.1 26 August – 13 September 2010 http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2010/08/46173_en.pdf OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights 21 September 2010 1 October 2010 27 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140727041925/http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2010/08/46173_en.pdf dead There were 5,276 polling centres: 4,981 regular, 145 for voting in absentia, 143 for voting in person and 7 at Bosnian embassies abroad.2010 GENERAL ELECTIONS http://www.izbori.ba/documents/ENG/General_Election_2010/MainInformation2010.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20101026093701/http://www.izbori.ba/documents/ENG/General_Election_2010/MainInformation2010.pdf dead 2010-10-26 Central Electoral Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina There were also 1,200 observers, including 485 international observers. The Central Electoral Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina ordered a recount of 66,138 votes that were declared void.Bosnia: Ballot Recount Could Change Race for Top Post http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/bosnia-s-election-commission-orders-recount-of-void-votes Balkan Insight 21 October 2010 This could change the victory of Nebojša Radmanović, candidate of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), who won the Serb seat of the central presidency by a narrow margin of 9,697. Mladen Ivanić of the Party of Democratic Progress (PDP) lost by less than two percent. Presidency Bosniak member Bakir Izetbegović Party of Democratic Action 162831 Fahrudin Radončić Union for a Better Future 142387 Haris Silajdžić Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 117240 Ibrahim Đedović Democratic People's Union 13369 Mujo Demirović Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party 8951 Ðemal Latić Party of Democratic Activity 8738 Ibrahim Spahić Civic Democratic Party 6948 Izudin Kešetović Bosnian Party 4228 Aida Jusić Independent 2347 y Croat member Željko Komšić Social Democratic Party 337065 Borjana Krišto Croatian Democratic Union 109758 Martin Raguž Croatian Coalition 60266 Jerko Ivanković Lijanović People's Party Work for Prosperity 45397 Pero Galić Independent 1581 Mile Kutle Independent 1069 Ferdo Galić Independent 975 y Serb member Nebojša Radmanović Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 295629 Mladen Ivanić Together for Srpska (PDP–SDS) 285951 Rajko Papović Union for a Democratic Srpska 22790 1627520 141053 3126599 CEC House of Representatives File:BiH HoR 2010.svg Social Democratic Party 284435 8 +3 Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 277819 8 +1 Party of Democratic Action 214300 7 –2 Serb Democratic Party 137844 4 +1 Union for a Better Future 130448 4 New Croatian Democratic Union 114476 3 0 Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 86669 2 –6 Croatian Coalition 50071 2 0 People's Party Work for Prosperity 49050 1 0 Party of Democratic Progress 40070 1 0 Democratic People's Alliance 29658 1 0 Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party 28704 0 –1 Bosnian Party 19441 0 0 Our Party–New Socialist Party 19435 0 New Party of Democratic Activity 18005 0 New Democratic People's Union 15153 1 0 Democratic Party 15057 0 New Socialist Party 14573 0 0 Serbian Radical Party "Dr. Vojislav Šešelj" 14320 0 0 Party of the Penniless People 11699 0 New Pensioners' Party 11158 0 0 Serbian Radical Party 10483 0 0 Serb Progressive Party 8636 0 New Social Democratic Union 8755 0 0 Croatian Peasant Party 8096 0 0 National Democratic Party 6692 0 0 Alliance for Srpska Democracy 4911 0 New Democratic Party of the Disabled 3624 0 0 Party for the People 3174 0 New Turnaround Coalition (GDS–NEP) 2451 0 0 LDS–EES E-5 European Ecological Party E5 2305 0 0 Independents 57 0 New 127678 0 3129599 CEC By entity Federation Republika Srpska Social Democratic Party 266023 8 18412 0 8 Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 8810 0 269009 8 8 Party of Democratic Action 197922 7 16378 0 7 Serb Democratic Party 137844 4 4 Union for a Better Future 124114 4 6334 0 4 Croatian Democratic Union 112115 3 2361 0 3 Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 74004 2 12665 0 2 Croatian Coalition 49549 2 522 0 2 People's Party Work for Prosperity 49050 1 1 Party of Democratic Progress 40070 1 1 Democratic People's Alliance 1147 0 28511 1 1 Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party 28102 0 602 0 0 Bosnian Party 19224 0 217 0 0 Our Party–New Socialist Party 11917 0 7518 0 0 Party of Democratic Activity 17634 0 371 0 0 Democratic People's Union 14843 1 310 0 1 Democratic Party 15057 0 0 Socialist Party 14573 0 0 Serbian Radical Party "Dr. Vojislav Šešelj" 14320 0 0 Party of the Penniless People 11462 0 237 0 0 Pensioners' Party 11158 0 0 Serbian Radical Party 10483 0 0 Serb Progressive Party 8636 0 0 Social Democratic Union 8603 0 152 0 0 Croatian Peasant Party 3522 0 4574 0 0 National Democratic Party 6692 0 0 Alliance for Srpska Democracy 4911 0 0 Democratic Party of the Disabled 3577 0 47 0 0 Party for the People 3174 0 0 Turnaround Coalition (GDS–NEP) 2053 0 398 0 0 LDS–EES E-5 European Ecological Party E5 2290 0 15 0 0 Independents 57 0 0 78009 49669 CEC By electoral unit Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Electoral UnitSDP BiHSDASBBHDZ BiHSBiHHKNSRzBDNZ1st23.8720.356.517.915.895.195.2310.382nd11.4212.536.4237.453.7818.806.49–3rd28.1815.7217.830.9811.790.383.720.134th23.9822.5814.0611.657.273.876.310.115th35.9122.2611.136.515.782.232.87–Total26.0719.4012.1610.997.254.864.811.45Source: izbori.ba Republika Srpska Electoral UnitSNSDSDSPDP–NDPDNS1st49.0215.167.786.352nd36.8928.724.662.943rd41.4026.106.363.61Total43.3022.196.454.59Source: izbori.ba Entity Parliaments Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina In the Federation this includes: Prime Minister of the FBiH House of Representatives of the FBiH House of Peoples of FBiH House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Direct Compensatory Total Social Democratic Party 251053 20 8 28 Party of Democratic Action 206926 17 6 23 Union for a Better Future 121697 11 2 13 Croatian Democratic Union 108943 10 2 12 Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 78086 8 1 9 People's Party Work for Prosperity 48286 - 5 5 Croatian Coalition 47941 4 1 5 Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party 27952 0 0 0 Party of Democratic Activity 19254 1 0 1 Democratic People's Union 15082 1 0 1 Bosnian Party 14592 0 0 0 Pensioner's Party 13850 0 0 0 Kokuz Party 13340 0 0 0 Our Party–New Socialist Party 13029 0 0 0 Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 9505 1 0 1 Social Democratic Union 7925 0 0 0 Croatian Peasant Party–New Croatian Initiative 5725 0 0 0 Party for the People 4239 0 0 0 LDS–EES E-5 European Ecological Party E5 3384 0 0 0 Turnaround Coalition (GDS–NEP) 3337 0 0 0 Democratic Party of the Disabled 2780 0 0 0 Party of the United Independent Democrats 2644 0 0 0 Right Way Party 1875 0 0 0 Democratic People's Alliance 1236 0 0 0 Croatian Party of Rights "Dr. Ante Starčević" 795 0 0 0 Socialist Party 53 0 0 0 74542 CEC Canton Parliaments All 289 seats in the assemblies of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina were up for election (Bosnian: skupština kantona, Croatian: sabor županije, Serbian Cyrillic: скупштина кантона). Party25pxUSK25pxPK25pxTK25pxZDK25pxBPK25pxSBK25pxHNK25pxZHK25pxKS25pxK10Total Social Democratic Party (SDP) 21,104 23.38 816 5.24 56,188 30.77 35,724 25.41 2,682 24.48 16,285 17.33 9,005 13.47 252 0.74 42,692 24.19 990 4.13 186,015 Party of Democratic Action (SDA) 20,902 23.16 1,602 10,29 45,058 24,68 35,144 25.00 2,509 22.90 16,764 17.84 9,927 14.85 0 0 31,459 17.82 1,130 4.72 164,218 Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH) 7,280 8.07 452 2.92 14,995 8.21 12,055 8.57 1628 14.86 6,621 7.05 2,634 3.94 0 0 18,213 10.32 213 0.89 64,091 Party of Democratic Activity (A-SDA) 11,019 12.21 0 0 4,303 2.36 1,822 1.30 201 1.83 555 0.59 60 0.09 0 0 1,726 0.98 0 0 19,686 Union for a Better Future (SBB BiH) 6,438 7.13 512 3.29 19,088 10.45 18,110 12.88 1,383 12.62 12,207 12.99 4,953 7.41 0 0 30,619 17.35 304 1.27 93,614 Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH) 591 0.65 6,413 41.19 5,627 3.08 7,330 5.21 0 0 20,417 21.73 22,623 33.83 17,526 51.65 1,846 1.05 6,247 26.09 88,620 Liberal Democratic Party (LDS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 369 0.26 33 0.30 157 0.17 63 0.09 0 0 1,536 0.87 0 0 2,518 Croatian Democratic Union 1990 (HDZ 1990) 527 0.58 3425 22.00 303 0.17 2,181 1.55 0 0 6,633 7.06 8,324 12.45 5,211 15.36 578 0.33 3,080 12.86 30,262 Croatian Party of Rights (HSP BiH) 7 0.01 454 2.92 * * * * 0 0 * * 3,235 4.84 4,358 12.84 * * 2,284 9.54 10,338* Croatian Peasant Party–New Croatian Initiative (HSS–NHI) 0 0 606 3.89 135 0.07 503 0.36 0 0 2,914 3.10 0 0 0 0 243 0.14 1,217 5.08 5,618 People's Party Work for Prosperity 4837 5.36 336 2.16 8,980 4.92 9,059 6.44 1,085 9.90 5,710 6.08 2,262 3.38 3,883 11.44 5,549 3.14 2,264 9.46 43,965 Democratic People's Alliance (DNS) 90 0.10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0.07 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,205 5.03 1,360 Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party (BPS) 857 0.95 0 0 6,764 3.70 4,825 3.43 705 6.44 1,508 1.60 1,148 1.72 0 0 8,509 4.82 0 0 24,316 Democratic People's Union 11,844 13.12 0 0 0 0 250 0.18 0 0 0 0 5 0.01 7 0.02 196 0.11 32 0.13 12,334 Pensioners' Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina 655 0.73 60 0.39 1,674 0.92 2,912 2.07 145 1.32 924 0.98 524 0.78 458 1.35 3,095 1.75 0 0 10,447 Our Party (NS) 980 1.09 35 0.22 2,500 1.37 1,493 1.06 69 0.63 788 0.84 179 0.27 0 0 8,385 4.75 74 0.31 14,503 Bosnian Party (BOSS) 314 0.35 46 0.30 4,429 2.43 1,968 1.40 255 2.33 1,199 1.28 200 0.30 0 0 6,247 3.54 0 0 14,658 Social Democratic Union (SDU BiH) 889 0.98 0 0 4,501 2.47 164 0.12 0 0 362 0.39 0 0 0 0 6,019 3.41 89 0.37 12,024 Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 1,012 1.12 0 0 450 0.25 310 0.22 130 1.19 166 0.18 794 1.19 0 0 1,641 0.93 3,089 12.90 7,592 Others 914 1.01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Source - Central Electoral Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina Party25pxUSK25pxPK25pxTK25pxZDK25pxBPK25pxSBK25pxHNK25pxZHK25pxKS25pxK10Total+/- Social Democratic Party (SDP)811310765-10161+18 Party of Democratic Action (SDA)721010665-7255-19 Croatian Democratic Union BiH (HDZ BiH)-812-71013-748+12 Union for a Better Future (SBB BiH)2145343-7-29- Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH)3134422-4-23-36 People's Party Work for Prosperity2-2332131320+10 Croatian Democratic Union 1990 (HDZ 1990)-5---234-418-11 Croatian Peasant Party–New Croatian Initiative-2---113-411-3 Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party (BPS)--212---2-7-1 Party of Democratic Activity (A-SDA)4---------4? Democratic People's Union (DNZ)4---------4-2 Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD)---------33-2 Bosnian Party/Social Democratic Union (BOSS/SDU)--------2-2-3 Our Party (NS)--------2-2? Posavina Party (PS)-1--------1? Democratic People's Alliance---------11? Total30213535253030233525   Republika Srpska 2010 Republika Srpska general election Reactions Štefan Füle, European commissioner for enlargement and neighbourhood policy, urged Bosnian politicians to speed up the establishment of State and Entity governments using the EU agenda as a negotiation base for coalition building. Füle underlined the need for constitutional amendments to ensure compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights and improve governance, for a new Census Law to provide reliable statistical data, and for the establishment of an independent state aid authority. The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Bosnia and Herzegovina a week after the elections in an effort to push for political reforms to fully integration the entry into both the European Union and NATO. She also called for unity and criticised threats of secession of Srpska made by Milorad Dodik.Troubleshooting in the western Balkans: Outsiders needed https://www.economist.com/europe/2010/10/14/outsiders-needed The Economist 14 October 2010 A US diplomat in Europe said he thought the reforms are necessary and that "the Bosnians need to follow up. The rest of the region is moving towards Europe, and Bosnia is going to have to overcome these ethnic divisions [...] if they want to go down this path."Clinton calls for reforms in Bosnia http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/10/2010101254353906463.html Al Jazeera 12 October 2010 In the international media, the election was read as seeing the country "still mired in political deadlock and ethnic rivalry," because of a continued political stalemate that leaves the unique tripartite presidency split over the future of the country. This also meant a likelihood of a delayed economic recovery and the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union.Shaikh Thair Bosnia and Herzegovina still divided 15 years after war http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/10/05/bosnia.elections.mostar/ CNN 7 October 2010 Analysis thumbnail|Komšić's 2010 election results by municipality expressed as a percentage of total valid votes for each municipality. Note that the Bosniak and Croat members of the Presidency are elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity, while the Serb member is elected from the Republika Srpska entity (greyed out on the map). Many officials of the Croatian Democratic Union party have claimed that the re-election of Željko Komšić (SDP) as the Croat member of the presidency was due to Bosniaks choosing to vote on the Croat list.Prvi službeni rezultati BiH izbora: u Predsjedništvu Izetbegović, Radmanović i Komšić http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/BiH/tabid/68/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/117348/Default.aspx Slobodna Dalmacija 3 October 2010Bosnia Polls Results: Bosniaks Vote for Change http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/bosniaks-vote-for-change-serbs-and-croats-remain-loyal-to-nationalists Balkan Insight 4 October 2010Nadmoć SNSD u RS, težak poraz Silajdžića http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Republika-Srpska/210297/Nadmoc-SNSD-u-RS-tezak-poraz-Silajdzica Blic 5 October 2010 Bulk of the votes Komšić received came from predominantly Bosniak areas and he fared quite poorly in Croat municipalities, supported by less than 2,5% of the electorate in a number of municipalities in Western Herzegovina, such as Široki Brijeg, Ljubuški (0,8%), Čitluk, Posušje and Tomislavgrad, while not being able to gain not even 10% in a number of others.Central Electorate Commission, results in municipalities, 2010 Furthermore, total Croat population in whole of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is estimated around 495,000;U BiH ima 48,4 posto Bošnjaka, 32,7 posto Srba i 14, 6 posto Hrvata (Article on the preliminary report of 2013 census) https://web.archive.org/web/20140731034607/http://www.avaz.ba/vijesti/teme/u-bih-ima-484-posto-bosnjaka-327-posto-srba-i-14-6-posto-hrvata 31 July 2014 Komšić received 336,961 votes alone, while all other Croat candidates won 230,000 votes altogether. Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina consider him to be an illegitimate representative and generally treat him as a second Bosniak member of the presidency.International Crisis Group: Bosnia’s Future Europe, Report N°232, 10 July 2014Bosnia: From the Killing Fields to the Ballot Box Vogel T. K. http://www.theglobalist.com/storyid.aspx?storyid=5684 The Globalist 9 October 2006 30 July 2012 dead http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091010141934/http://www.theglobalist.com/StoryId.aspx?StoryId%3D5684 10 October 2009Nije točno da Hrvati nisu glasali za Željka Komšića, u Grudama je dobio 124 glasa http://www.jutarnji.hr/izbori-u-bih--nije-tocno-da-hrvati-nisu-glasali-za-zeljka-komsica--u-grudama-je-dobio-124-glasa-/893048/ Pavić Snježana Jutarnji list 8 October 2010 Croatian 6 April 2013 3 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010004/http://www.jutarnji.hr/izbori-u-bih--nije-tocno-da-hrvati-nisu-glasali-za-zeljka-komsica--u-grudama-je-dobio-124-glasa-/893048/ dead Reforma Federacije uvod je u reformu izbornog procesa http://www.dnevno.ba/vijesti/bih/83174-reforma-federacije-uvod-je-u-reformu-izbornog-procesa.html Dnevno 13 May 2013 Croatian 13 May 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131204112852/http://www.dnevno.ba/vijesti/bih/83174-reforma-federacije-uvod-je-u-reformu-izbornog-procesa.html 4 December 2013 This raised frustration among Croats, undermined their trust in federal institutions and empowered claims for their own entity or a federal unit, while opening so-called "Croatian question".Luka Oreskovic: "Doing Away with Et Cetera" https://web.archive.org/web/20141009232636/http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/10/30/doing_away_with_et_cetera 9 October 2014 , Foreign Policy. 30 October 2013 The Social Democratic Party of Zlatko Lagumdžija appeared to be the biggest winner of the election, while the Party of Democratic Action contained their expected losses, while the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina of Haris Silajdžić lost ground. The Alliance of the Independent Social Democrats of Milorad Dodik strengthened its presence in both Republika Srpska and at state level. None of the newly established parties, with the exception of Fahrudin Radončić's Union for a Better Future were able to pass the threshold and gain seats in either of the parliamentary bodies.EU Observer, 6 December 2010 Two blocs can therefore be noticed at state level: the Alliance of the Independent Social Democrats and the Croatian Democratic Union on one side and the Social Democratic Party and the Party of Democratic Action on the other. The negotiations to form a new government at both Federation and State level are expected to take some time. In Republika Srpska, Dodik secured a stable majority, and his election as Entity President will likely signal a trend of presidentialisation of Srpska's political system, in line with what happened in Serbia after Boris Tadić's presidential election.September 2021 Aftermath 2010–2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina government formation At the Federal level, the formation of government took place. There were two major coalitions which were formed after the election: Social Democratic Party, Party of Democratic Action, Croatian Party of Rights and People's Party Work for Betterment; and a looser grouping of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, Serb Democratic Party, Croatian Democratic Union and Croatian Democratic Union 1990.September 2021 References External links Central Election Committee BiH Category:Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia Category:2010 in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia Category:October 2010 elections