Overview

• Lawmembers in the RS parliament approved the October 25 vote, directly challenging the federal court verdict against Milorad Dodik.
• The ballot question asks voters to reject Christian Schmidt’s authority, the court ruling, and the electoral commission’s decision to revoke Dodik’s mandate.
• Dodik remains in office despite an appeals court upholding his removal and a six‑year ban after he paid a fine to avoid a one‑year prison term.
• The RS assembly also adopted conclusions refusing elections for a successor and insisting that Dodik continue as president.
• Bosnia’s electoral commission is expected to call an early RS presidential election within 90 days, while outgoing prime minister Radovan Viskovic resigned this week and the U.S. sanctions on Dodik and allies remain in place.