Serb separatist Milorad Dodik declares victory for his party in Bosnia vote as ethnic tensions and EU hopes collide
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Milorad Dodik has declared victory for his party in Bosnia's election, which was influenced by economic pressures, EU membership prospects, and ethnic tensions
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Bosnia votes as pro-Russian politician looms large and ethnic tensions simmer
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Serb separatist Milorad Dodik declares victory for his party in Bosnia vote as ethnic tensions and EU hopes collide
Bosnians are heading to the polls Sunday in elections that could impact the influence Russia seeks over the small Balkan nation with separatist Serb leader Milorad Dodik dominating the campaign despite his ban from public office.
Bosnia is heading to the polls on Sunday after a general election campaign dominated by parties that identify closely with the ethnic divisions of its 1990s war. Voters will elect a vast number of officials across multiple tiers of government, in a complex system that has held the partitioned countr…
Bosnia is holding a general election with citizens of all ethnicities focused on everyday problems. But mainstream politicians are whipping up war-era tensions that have kept the country divided since the 1992-95 conflict. Around 3.4 million voters are choose the…
Zeljka Cvijanovic, the Serb nationalist candidate backed by disqualified secessionist leader Milorad Dodik, took the lead for the Serb seat of the three-member presidency in a vote with record-low turnout.
Zeljka Cvijanovic, the Serb nationalist candidate backed by disqualified secessionist leader Milorad Dodik, took the lead for the Serb seat of the three-member presidency.
Barred from office and off the ballot, Milorad Dodik claimed Bosnia election victory for allies; with 95% counted, Cvijanovic and Minic led, and he thanked Trump and Putin.
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, who supports Russian President Vladimir Putin and opposes Bosnia’s unity, retained behind-the-scenes power on Sunday as his allies held their positions in elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina. He cited US President Donald Trump’s influence for the result.
Staunchly pro-Russia politician has dominated campaign and inflamed divisions despite not appearing on ballot Bosnian Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik has declared victory for his party in an election in Bosnia shaped by economic pressures, the prospect of the Balkan nation joining the Euro…
Milorad Dodik has declared victory for his party in Bosnia's election, which was influenced by economic pressures, EU membership prospects, and ethnic tensions
"If it had not been for (U.S. President) Donald Trump's magnificent victory, we would probably be political corpses today," Milorad Dodik told his supporters, while also thanking Russian President Vladimir Putin.
