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Bosnia’s Top Court Rejects Dodik Appeals, Keeps Mandate Revocation in Place

The decision leaves his removal intact, setting the stage for a 23 November vote in Republika Srpska.

Overview

  • On 4 November, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina dismissed Milorad Dodik’s appeals against State Court rulings and the Central Election Commission’s 6 August decision to revoke his mandate.
  • The court met online in an incomplete composition without two judges from Republika Srpska, a point Dodik cited in alleging political bias.
  • The Prosecutor’s Office separately discontinued on 30 October an investigation into an alleged attack on the constitutional order involving Dodik and two others, a move that does not affect his prior conviction or the CIK action.
  • Early presidential elections in Republika Srpska remain scheduled for 23 November, with Ana Trišić-Babić serving as acting president.
  • Dodik denounced the ruling as political and signaled further legal steps, while his SNSD has put forward Siniša Karan for the election and RS figures are advocating a referendum to challenge state and OHR-related decisions.