General elections are scheduled to be held in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 4 October 2026 as part of the Bosnian general elections. Voters will elect the 98 members of the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the assemblies of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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The election is expected to determine whether the governing coalition led by the Troika alliance and the Croatian Democratic Union will retain its parliamentary majority in the Federal House of Representatives.[1]
Electoral system
editPresidency
editThe president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the two vice presidents are not elected by direct vote. Candidates for the presidency and vice presidencies are nominated by the House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The House of Representatives must then confirm the nominations by election. Final confirmation requires majority support from delegates of all three constituent peoples in the House of Peoples.[2]
House of Representatives
editThe House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of 98 members elected by proportional representation. Elections are held in 12 multi-member constituencies with compensatory mandates allocated at the entity-wide level. Each constituent people must be represented by at least four members in the House of Representatives. The electoral threshold is three percent.[2]
Cantonal assemblies
editThe assemblies of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina are also elected by proportional representation with a three percent electoral threshold. Members of the cantonal assemblies subsequently elect delegates to the House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]
Opinion polling
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Fuad Kovačević (25 May 2025). "Izbori u oktobru 2026. kao mogući rasplet krize u BiH" (in Bosnian). Al Jazeera Balkans. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Election Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ↑ "Anketa Ipsosa za IRI: SDA uživa povjerenje 18 posto glasača, HDZ i DF imaju po 8 posto podrške, SDP 7 i NIP 6 posto. Naša stranka bi jedva prešla cenzus (4 posto)". istraga.ba (in Bosnian). 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2026.