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Oct. 4, 2026 Held

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Election for Predstavnicki Dom (Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Representatives)

Results



General Information

At Stake in this Election:  

  • All 42 seats of the House of Representatives 

  • Elections for the Presidency are occurring concurrently.  

 

Government Structure 

  • Chief of State: Chairman of the Presidency Denis Bećirović (since 16 March 2026)* 

  • Head of Government: Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers Borjana Krišto (since 25 January 2023) 

  • Assembly: bicameral Parliament with a 15-seat House of Peoples and a 42-seat House of Representatives 

*BiH has a tripartite presidency with a rotating chairman. 

 

Electoral System:  

  • The three presidents are directly elected and there must be one Bosniak, one Croat, and one Serb president. The Bosniak and Croat presidents are elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Serb president is elected from Republika Srpska. The presidents rotate as chair every 8 months for their 4-year term. 

  • The Presidents nominate a chair for the Council of Ministers, who is approved by the House of Representatives. The chair then appoints members to the Council, who are also approved by the House of Representatives. 

  • The House of Peoples has 5 members from each of the 3 main ethnic groups in the country, for a total of 15 members. Members are appointed and serve a 4-year term. Members of the House of Representatives are directly elected and serve a four-year term. 

 

Last Election:  

In the last election, 3,368,666 voters cast ballots and 15 parties secured seats.  

 

New/Unique in this Election:  

This is the first election in Bosnia and Herzegovina to use biometric voter identification, ballot scanners, and electronic result transmission. 

 

Information for Voters: 

General election 2026 (Multiple languages) 

 

Key Deadlines:  

  • Voter registration deadline: N/A. Registration is passive.  

 

Main Parties in this Election:*  

  • Party of Democratic Action (SDA) 

    • Leader: Bakir Izetbegović 

    • Seats won in the last election: 8 seats out of 42  

  • Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) 

    • Seats won in the last election: 6 seats out of 42 

  • Croation Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH) 

    • Seats won in the last election: 4 seats out of 42 

  • Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina 

    • Seats won in the last election: 5 seats out of 42 

  • Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) 

    • Seats won in the last election: 2 seats out of 42 

  • Democratic Front of BiH (DF BiH) 

    • Seats won in the last election: 3 seats out of 42 

  • People and Justice 

    • Leader: Elmedin Konaković  

    • Seats won in the last election: 3 seats out of 42  

  • Our Party 

    • Seats won in the last election: 2 seats out of 42  

  • National European Alliance (NES) – New Generation (ZA) 

    • Seats won in the last election: 2 seats out of 42  

  • Party of Democratic Progress 

    • Leader: Draško Stanivuković 

    • Seats won in the last election: 2 seats out of 42  

  • Bosnian-Herzegovinian Initiative - Kasumović Fuad 

    • Leader: Fuad Kasumović  

    • Seats won in the last election: 1 seat out of 42  

  • For Justice and Order (ZA PRAVDU I RED) - Nebojše Vukanovića 

    • Leader: Nebojše Vukanović  

    • Seats won in the last election: 1 seat out of 42  

  • Democratic Alliance – DEMOS 

    • Leader: Nedeljko Čubrilović 

    • Seats won in the last election: 1 seat out of 42  

  • United Srpska 

    • Seats won in the last election: 1 seat out of 42  

  • Party of Democratic Action 

    • Leader: Bakir Izetbegović 

    • Seats won in the last election: 1 seat out of 42 

*This list includes political parties that secured seats in the House of Representatives in the 2022 elections. 

 

Country Context: 

 

Gender Data: 

  • Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

  • Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 8 out of 42 (19%) in the House of Representatives and 2 out of 15 (13%) in the House of Peoples  

 

Disability Data: 

  • CRPD Status: Signed 29 July 2009, Ratified, 12 March 2010  

  • Projected population with a disability: 502,415 (2025 est.) 

 

IFES Resources: 

  • ElectionJudgments: Yes

Election Modified: Oct 05, 2026

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