At stake in this election:

• The office of Three-person presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Three-person presidency Ivo Miro JOVIC (Croat), Borislav PARAVAC (Serb), Sulejman TIHIC (Bosniak) *
• Head of Government: Head of Government Adnan TERZIC
• Assembly: Bosnia and Herzegovina has a bicameral Parliament (Skupstina) consisting of the House of Peoples (Dom Naroda) with 15 seats and the National House of Representatives (Predstavnicki Dom) with 42 seats.

* The presidency consists of three members, one Bosniak, one Croat and one Serb, who rotate every eight months.

Description of electoral system:

• The Three-person presidency is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term.
• In the House of Peoples (Dom Naroda) 15 members are elected to serve 4-year terms*. In the National House of Representatives (Predstavnicki Dom) 42 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 4-year terms.**

* The seats are made up of 5 Bosniaks, 5 Croats, and 5 Serbs. Members are elected by the Bosniak/Croat Federation's House of Representatives and the Republika Srpska's National Assembly.

** 28 seats are allocated from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 14 seats from the Republika Srpska.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

• Mirko SAROVIC (Serb)*
  • Party: (SDS) / Serbian Democratic Party
• Nebojsa RADMANOVIC (Serb)
  • Party: Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD-Milorad Dodik)
• Ognjen TADIC (Serb)
  • Party: Serb Radical Party of Republika Srpska
• Desnica RADIVOJEVIC (Serb)
  • Party: Party of Democratic Action (SDA)
• Ranko BAKIC (Serb)
  • Party: Party of Social Democratic Center
• Mirko BANJAC (Serb)
  • Party: Alliance of National Renesans - Mirko Banjac
• Grahovac MLADEN (Serb)
  • Party: Social Democratic Party of BiH (SDP BiH)
• Dragutin ILIC (Serb)
  • Party: Socialistic Party of Republika Srpska
• Milorad DJOKIC (Serb)
  • Party: Democratic National Alliance of RS
• Other Serb Candidates
  • Party: N/A
• Sulejman TIHIC (Bosniak)*
  • Party: Party of Democratic Action (SDA)
• Haris SILAJDŽIC (Bosniak)
  • Party: Party for BiH (SBiH)
• Alija BEHMEN (Bosniak)
  • Party: Social Democratic Party (SDP)
• Fikret ABDIC-BABO (Bosniak)
  • Party: Democratic Peoples Union (DNZ)
• Other Bosniak Candidates
  • Party: N/A
• Dragan COVIC (Croat)*
  • Coalition: Coalition (Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ-BiH), Christian democrats)
• Mladen IVANKOVIC-LIJANOVIC (Croat)
  • Party: Economic Block HDU for Prosperity
• Mijo ANIC (Croat)
  • Party: New Croatian Initiative
• Stjepan KLJUIC (Croat)
  • Party: Republicans / Republikanci
• Other Croat Candidates
  • Party: N/A

*Mirko SAROVIC (Serb), Dragan COVIC (Croat), and Sulejman TIHIC (Bosniak) were elected to the presidency, having received a plurality of votes in their respective communities.

Note: In results, percentages are relative to total votes in that community.

Last Presidential election:

• Presidential elections last held: September 12-13, 1998 (Tripartite Presidency).

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 3,825,872 (2002)
• Registered Voters: 2,342,141 (2002)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 1,910,132 (2002)

·         Is Bosnia and Herzegovina a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Bosnia and Herzegovina ratified CEDAW: Yes, succession (1 September 1993)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 3 (House of Representatives) (following 2000 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 85 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Bosnia and Herzegovina a signatory to CRPD: Yes (29 July 2009)

·         Has Bosnia and Herzegovina ratified CRPD: Yes (12 March 2010)

·         Population with a disability: 573,880 (est.)