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Website. parlamentfbih .gov .ba. The Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Serbo-Croatian: Parlament Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine / Парламент Федерације Босне и Херцеговине) is the bicameral legislative body of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of two entities of Bosnia and ...
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Due to the Dayton Agreement, signed on 14 December 1995, Bosnia and Herzegovina forms an undeclared protectorate, where highest power is given to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, named by the Peace Implementation Council. The intention of the Agreement was to retain Bosnia's exterior border, while creating a joint multi-ethnic an...
The highest political authority in the country is the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the chief executive officer for the international civilian presence in the country. The High Representative has power to remove government officials, including court justices, local government members, members of parliament, etc. From its establish...
The Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates amongst three members (a Bosniak, a Serb, and a Croat) every 8 months within their 4-year term. The three members of the Presidency are elected directly by the people, with Federation voters electing both the Bosniak and the Croat member, and Republika Srpska voters electing the Serb mem...
The Parliamentary Assembly or Parliamentarna skupština is the main legislative body in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of two chambers: 1. the House of Peoples or Dom naroda 2. the House of Representatives or Predstavnički dom/Zastupnički dom The Parliamentary Assembly is responsible for: 1. enacting legislation as necessary to implement decisi...
Election history
National House of Representatives: 1. elections held 12–13 September 1998: 1.1. seats by party/coalition – KCD 17, HDZ-BiH 6, SDP-BiH 6, Sloga 4, SDS 4, SRS-RS 2, DNZ 1, NHI 1, RSRS 1 2. elections held 5 October 2002: 2.1. percent of vote by party/coalition - SDA 21.9%, SDS 14.0%, SBiH 10.5%, SDP 10.4%, SNSD 9.8%, HDZ 9.5%, PDP 4.6%, others 19.3% 2.2. seats by party/coalition – SDA 10, SDS 5, SBiH 6, SDP 4, SNSD 3, HDZ 5, PDP 2, others 7 House of Peoples: 1. constituted 4 December 1998 2. con...
Constitutional Court
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the supreme, final arbiter of constitutional matters. The court is composed of nine members: four selected by the House of Representatives of the Federation, two by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, and three are foreign citizens appointed by the President of the European Court of Human Rightsafter courtesy-consultation with the Presidency. The initial term of appointee is 5 years, unless they resign or are removed by consensus of...
State Court
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovinaconsists of three divisions – Administrative, Appellate and Criminal – having jurisdiction over cases related to the state-level law and executive, as well as appellate jurisdiction over cases initiated in the entities. A War Crimes Chamber was introduced in January 2005, and has adopted two cases transferred from the ICTY, as well as dozens of war crimes cases originally initiated in cantonal courts. The State Court also deals with organized crime, and econ...
Human Rights Chamber
The Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Dom za ljudska prava za Bosnu i Hercegovinu) existed between March 1996 and 31 December 2003. It was a judicial body established under the Annex 6 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Dayton Agreement).
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Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Serbo-Croat-Bosnian: Parlament Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine /Парламент Федерације Босне и Херцеговине) is the bicameral legislature of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH). The lower house is the House of Representatives, while the upper ...
The chamber consists of 42 members which are elected by party-list proportional representation. 28 members are elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and 14 from Republika Srpska. Members serve for terms of four years. The current membership of the chamber was elected on 2 October 2022. Electoral system.
Member of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (PA BiH), Nihad Omerović, held a meeting in Baku with members of the Friendship Group of the Azerbaijani Parliament for Bosnia and Herzegovina. 5/3/2024.
