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Upcoming elections

  • Parliamentary election

    2027 Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Peoples election

    15 delegates to the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Indirect election: chosen by Croat and Bosniak caucuses of the House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, not by a public vote.

    Date expectedIndirect

    izbori.ba Official source

    Croat and Bosniak Delegates to the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of BIH from the Federation shall be elected by the Croat and Bosniak Caucus of Delegates

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

    data.ipu.org News report

    Expected date of next elections 28 Feb 2027

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

How Bosnia and Herzegovina is governed

System of government
Decentralized parliamentary republic with a tripartite collective presidency and two entities - the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska - plus the Brcko District

vijeceministara.gov.ba Official source

The Council of Ministers is a body of executive authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parlament.ba Official source

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of three Members: one Bosniac and one Croat, each directly elected from the territory of the Federation

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

vijeceministara.gov.ba Official source

The Council of Ministers is a body of executive authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parlament.ba Official source

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of three Members: one Bosniac and one Croat, each directly elected from the territory of the Federation

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
Chair of the Council of Ministers

vijeceministara.gov.ba Official source

The Council of Ministers is a body of executive authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parlament.ba Official source

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of three Members: one Bosniac and one Croat, each directly elected from the territory of the Federation

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

vijeceministara.gov.ba Official source

The Council of Ministers is a body of executive authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parlament.ba Official source

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of three Members: one Bosniac and one Croat, each directly elected from the territory of the Federation

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

vijeceministara.gov.ba Official source

The Council of Ministers is a body of executive authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parlament.ba Official source

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of three Members: one Bosniac and one Croat, each directly elected from the territory of the Federation

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina

vijeceministara.gov.ba Official source

The Council of Ministers is a body of executive authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parlament.ba Official source

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of three Members: one Bosniac and one Croat, each directly elected from the territory of the Federation

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

vijeceministara.gov.ba Official source

The Council of Ministers is a body of executive authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parlament.ba Official source

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of three Members: one Bosniac and one Croat, each directly elected from the territory of the Federation

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina 42 seats 路 4-year term 路 Directly elected by proportional representation in entity-based multi-member constituencies, with compensatory mandates and open lists
  • House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 seats 路 4-year term 路 Indirectly selected: five Bosniac and five Croat delegates are selected by the House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and five Serb deleg

The Presidency is a collective head of state with one Bosniac and one Croat elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one Serb elected from Republika Srpska. The Chair of the Council of Ministers is nominated by the Presidency and requires approval by the House of Representatives; the House of Peoples is indirectly selected and is not a nationally voter-elected office.

vijeceministara.gov.ba Official source

The Council of Ministers is a body of executive authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parlament.ba Official source

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of three Members: one Bosniac and one Croat, each directly elected from the territory of the Federation

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina head of state 路 3 seats 路 4-year term 路 Direct plurality election by entity: voters in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina elect one Bosniac and one Croat member, while voters in Republika Srpska elect one Serb member

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Bosnia and Herzegovina in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

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