{"iso":"BA","name":"Bosnia and Herzegovina","flag":"\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde6","vote":"House of Representatives \u00b7 seat projection","model":"seat","updated":"2022-10-02","source":"2022 general election result, official count, state House of Representatives","credit":"Bosnia and Herzegovina holds a general election on 4 October 2026. No regular state-level polling record is available, so shares shown are the official 2022 results for the state House of Representatives as published by the Central Election Commission.","shares":{"SDA":17.23,"SNSD":16.34,"HDZ":8.75,"SDP":8.15,"SDS":7.07,"DF":6.41,"NIP":5.01,"PDP":4.63,"NS":3.12,"NES":2.97},"polls":[],"parties":{"SDA":{"name":"Stranka demokratske akcije","color":"#00A859","name_en":"Party of Democratic Action"},"SNSD":{"name":"Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata","color":"#C40000","name_en":"Alliance of Independent Social Democrats"},"HDZ":{"name":"Hrvatska demokratska zajednica BiH","color":"#0064AA","name_en":"Croatian Democratic Union of BiH"},"SDP":{"name":"Socijaldemokratska partija BiH","color":"#FF0000","name_en":"Social Democratic Party of BiH"},"SDS":{"name":"Srpska demokratska stranka","color":"#38659C","name_en":"Serb Democratic Party"},"DF":{"name":"Demokratska fronta","color":"#F16822","name_en":"Democratic Front (with Civic Alliance)"},"NIP":{"name":"Narod i pravda","color":"#142C4C","name_en":"People and Justice"},"PDP":{"name":"Partija demokratskog progresa","color":"#343399","name_en":"Party of Democratic Progress"},"NS":{"name":"Na\u0161a stranka","color":"#FA451F","name_en":"Our Party"},"NES":{"name":"Narodni evropski savez","color":"#87B030","name_en":"People's European Union (NES led)"}},"seats":{"SDA":9,"SNSD":9,"HDZ":5,"SDP":4,"SDS":4,"DF":3,"NIP":3,"PDP":3,"NS":2},"seat_meta":{"total":42,"majority":22,"method":"sainte","threshold":3.0,"chamber":"House of Representatives","note":"Real system is Sainte-Lague PR run separately within the two entities (28 Federation, 14 Republika Srpska) with a 3% threshold; approximated as one national Sainte-Lague pool, merging the two ethnically distinct party systems.","largest":"SDA"},"primer":{"system":"Federal parliamentary republic with a collective presidency","head_of_state":"A three-member Presidency of Bosniak, Croat and Serb representatives, chaired by Denis Be\u0107irovi\u0107","head_of_government":"Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers Borjana Kri\u0161to","legislature":"House of Representatives, 42 seats, 28 from the Federation and 14 from Republika Srpska, elected every four years","electoral_system":"Party-list proportional representation within the two entities.","government_now":"A cross-ethnic coalition including SNSD, SDP and HDZ BiH backs Borjana Kri\u0161to's Council of Ministers, holding 20 of 42 House seats plus outside support.","context":"The Dayton peace settlement created a highly decentralised state of two entities with power shared by ethnic quota, overseen by an international High Representative. A general election is due on 4 October 2026.","sources":"Open encyclopedic records of officeholders, parliament and cabinet \u00b7 checked 2 Jul 2026"},"parties_info":{"SDA":["Stranka demokratske akcije","Party of Democratic Action","Main Bosniak nationalist party, conservative, led by Bakir Izetbegovi\u0107; the largest party but pushed into opposition at state level after 2022."],"SNSD":["Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata","Alliance of Independent Social Democrats","Dominant Serb party of Republika Srpska led by Milorad Dodik; nationalist, secessionist-leaning and pro-Russian, a pillar of the state government."],"HDZ":["Hrvatska demokratska zajednica BiH","Croatian Democratic Union of BiH","Main ethnic-Croat party led by Dragan \u010covi\u0107; centre-right nationalist and a pivotal governing coalition partner."],"SDP":["Socijaldemokratska partija BiH","Social Democratic Party of BiH","Multi-ethnic, non-nationalist centre-left party; part of the 'Troika' bloc now in the state government."],"SDS":["Srpska demokratska stranka","Serb Democratic Party","Serb nationalist party founded by Radovan Karad\u017ei\u0107; now the main Serb opposition to Dodik in Republika Srpska."],"DF":["Demokratska fronta","Democratic Front","Multi-ethnic centre-left party led by presidency member \u017deljko Kom\u0161i\u0107; civic-oriented and pro-central-state, allied with the governing bloc."],"NIP":["Narod i pravda","People and Justice","Bosniak-oriented conservative reformist party led by Elmedin Konakovi\u0107; part of the governing Troika."],"PDP":["Partija demokratskog progresa","Party of Democratic Progress","Serb centre-right party; part of the opposition to Dodik in Republika Srpska."],"NS":["Na\u0161a stranka","Our Party","Multi-ethnic civic-liberal party strongest in Sarajevo; part of the governing Troika bloc."],"NES":["Narodni evropski savez","People's European Union","Centre to centre-right civic party led by Nermin Ogre\u0161evi\u0107, pro-EU and post-ethnic in outlook; a small parliamentary force."]},"seats_now":{"chamber":"House of Representatives","as_of":"2022 election","total":42,"seats":{"SDA":9,"SNSD":6,"SDP":5,"HDZ":4,"DF":3,"NIP":3,"SDS":2,"PDP":2,"NS":2,"NES":2}},"has_geo":true,"geo_meta":{"kind":"admin1","source":"Natural Earth 10m admin-1 states/provinces (nvkelso/natural-earth-vector), retrieved 2026-07-02","note":"Region set and any internationally-disputed territories follow the Natural Earth source dataset. Far overseas/outlying territories may fall outside the primary map frame."},"next_election":{"date":"2026-10-04","title":"Bosnian general election","chamber":"Presidency and House of Representatives","type":"scheduled"}}