Early elections for the president of the Bosnian entity Republika Srpska are being held today.
Polling stations open at 7 am and close at 19 pm.
Election silence began at 7 am on November 22nd and will last until the closing of polling stations, or until 19 pm tonight.
All activities that disrupt or obstruct the electoral process during election silence are also prohibited.
In addition, from 7 a.m. on November 21 until the closing of polling stations, there was a period of prohibition on publishing the results of public opinion surveys related to the voting and early elections for the President of Republika Srpska.
Voting will take place at a total of 2.211 polling stations, and 139 mobile teams will be working in the field. 4.767 voters will be able to vote via the mobile team.
The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina has certified the candidacies of Dragan Đokanović (Alliance for New Politics), Branko Blanuša (SDS-Serbian Democratic Party), Siniša Karan (Alliance of Independent Social Democrats - SNSD - Milorad Dodik), Nikola Lazarević (Ecological Party of Republika Srpska), as well as independent candidates Igor Gašević and Slavko Dragičević, for participation in the early elections for the President of Republika Srpska.
A total of 1.264.364 voters are registered in the Central Voters' Register.
Of these, 20.269 voters vote by mail, and 258 voters vote at the diplomatic and consular missions of BiH in Munich, Berlin, Vienna and Belgrade.
The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina accredited 639 observers. Of these, 515 observers are from non-governmental organizations, 99 from international organizations, and 25 from political entities.
RS has not had a president since August, when the verdict against Milorad Dodik, the former president of RS, for disrespecting the decisions of the High Representative was upheld.
He was sentenced to a year in prison, which he redeemed for around 18.000 euros, and a six-year ban on holding public office.
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