1996 Republika Srpska general election

none November 2025 Republika Srpska 14 September 1996 yes presidential 57.47% 1998 Presidential election 130x130px Biljana Plavšić Biljana Plavsic (6938761997) (cropped).jpg Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 636,654 59.19% Adib Đozić 3x4.svg Party of Democratic Action 197,389 18.35% Živko Radišić Zivko Radisic (cropped).jpg People's Alliance for Free Peace 168.024 15.62% President Biljana Plavšić Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Biljana Plavšić Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) yes Parliamentary election 1997 yes Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Aleksa Buha 45 52.31 SDA Alija Izetbegović 14 16.31 NSSM Živko Radišić 10 11.53 Serbian Radical Party of Republika Srpska Nikola Poplašen 6 6.67 DPB 2 3.02 #6858B6 Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Silajdžić 2 2.35 SDP coalition Nijaz Duraković 2 2.05 SSK 1 1.60 #7F7F7F SPS 1 1.33 #C8BFE7 Prime Minister Gojko Kličković Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Gojko Kličković Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) General elections were held for the first time in Republika Srpska on 14 September 1996. They were the first direct elections in Republika Srpska since its proclamation in 1992 and Bosnian War that ended in 1995. Previous National Assembly was created in 1991 and was made up of Serb MPs that were elected to the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliament following 1990 Bosnian general election. Presidential election were held simultaneously because incumbent President Radovan Karadžić resigned in 1996 due to international pressure. thumb|267x267px|Radovan Karadžić, wartime President of Republika Srpska, resigned in 1996 amid international pressure Biljana Plavšić, who succeeded Karadžić as Srpska's president, won absolute majority of votes, with Bosniak Adib Đozić finishing as runner-up. On parliamentary election, Plavšić's and Karadžić's Serb Democratic Party, that led Republika Srpska throughout Bosnian War, won and incumbent Prime Minister Gojko Kličković formed his second cabinet. Results President Biljana Plavšić Serb Democratic Party 636654 Adib Đozić Party of Democratic Action 197389 Živko Radišić People's Alliance for Free Peace 168024 Predrag Radić Democratic Patriotic Bloc 44755 #6858B6 Slavko Lisica Serb Patriotic Party 20050 #C8BFE7 Ljiljana Perić Party of Serbian Unity 5642 Dragan Đokanović Democratic Party of Federalists 3067 53320 57.47 RZS Parliament 350px Serb Democratic Party 568980 45 Party of Democratic Action 177388 14 People's Alliance for Free Peace 125372 10 Serbian Radical Party 72517 6 Democratic Patriotic Bloc 32895 2 #6858B6 Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 25593 2 Social Democratic Party coalition 22329 2 Serb Party of Krajina and Posavina 17381 1 #7F7F7F Serb Patriotic Party 14508 1 #C8BFE7 Other parties 30800 0 45055 RZS References Category:Elections in Republika Srpska Republika