Bosnian Serb Leader Removed From Office After Rejecting Jail Order

Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik responded to the election commission’s decision by posting on X, ‘Surrender is not an option.’
Bosnian Serb Leader Removed From Office After Rejecting Jail Order
Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik speaks during a rally in Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Feb. 26, 2025. Radivoje Pavicic, AP
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Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik has been removed from office by the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina after he rejected an order on Aug. 1 that he should go to jail for one year and be banned from politics for six years.

Suad Arnautovic, a member of the commission, said the decision against Dodik will take effect after the expiry of an appeals period, and within 90 days of that period, an early election would be called in the Republika Srpska.

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