Presidential election to be repeated at 136 polling stations due to irregularities
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SARAJEVO – The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEC BiH) has decided to annul the early election for president of Republika Srpska in 17 electoral units (municipalities) covering 136 polling stations. By a majority vote, the Commission ruled that the vote at those polling stations will be repeated, N1 Sarajevo reported. The decision […]

Earlier, the CEC had confirmed preliminary results showing Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) candidate Siniša Karan defeating SDS candidate Branko Blanuša by a margin of 9,577 votes. According to reports, the difference at the 136 polling stations where the vote was annulled amounted to 15,822 votes.

Dodik also mentioned the Serbian member of the CEC, Vanja Bjelica Prutina, using an offensive term and accusing her of having worked from the beginning to call into question the legitimacy of the early presidential election held on November 23, and adding that the CEC’s decision most benefits the “Bosniak-Muslim political elite.”