Separatist Bosnian Serb leader Dodik removed from office by Bosnian election authorities
The Central Electoral Commission said that Mr. Dodik has the right to appeal, with an early presidential election to be held 90 days after the decision. The last Bosnian Serb presidential vote was held in 2022.
Mr. Dodik's mandate as Bosnian Serb president was revoked because he was legally sentenced to one year in prison and handed a six-year ban on political activity.
An appeals court in Bosnia-Herzegovina confirmed Friday an earlier court ruling that sentenced the pro-Russia Bosnian Serb leader to one year in prison and banned him from politics for six years over his separatist actions.
Mr. Dodik rejected the court ruling and added that he will continue to act as the Bosnian Serb President as long as he has the support of the Bosnian Serb parliament. He also received support from populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic as well as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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