Becirovic, Cvijanovic, Filipovic lead Bosnia presidency race with 80% counted

October 4, 2026 at 11:29 PM1 min

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Denis Becirovic, Zeljka Cvijanovic and Darijana Filipovic lead the race for Bosnia's tripartite presidency with 80% of votes counted, partial results showed. The Central Election Commission released preliminary figures after Sunday's general election. Milorad Dodik declared victory for his SNSD party in both the Serb presidency seat and the Republika Srpska presidency.

Key Facts

Denis Becirovic leads the Bosniak race with 164,369 votes, ahead of Bakir Izetbegovic's 148,036.
Zeljka Cvijanovic leads the Serb race with 213,812 votes, followed by Marinko Bojovic with 102,877.
Darijana Filipovic leads the Croat race with 92,854 votes, ahead of Slaven Kovacevic with 55,475.
Milorad Dodik declared victory for his SNSD party in both the Serb presidency seat and the Republika Srpska presidency.
More than 3.4 million voters were eligible to vote in the general election.

Preliminary Results

The Central Election Commission released partial preliminary results after 80% of votes were counted. Denis Becirovic of the Social Democratic Party leads the Bosniak race with 164,369 votes. Bakir Izetbegovic received 148,036 votes, Semir Efendic 110,530, and Fahrudin Radoncic 9,320. Zeljka Cvijanovic of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats leads the Serb race with 213,812 votes. Marinko Bojovic received 102,877 votes and Nebojsa Vukanovic 67,707.

Croat Race

Darijana Filipovic of the Croatian Democratic Union leads the Croat race with 92,854 votes. Slaven Kovacevic received 55,475 votes and Zdenko Lucic 44,345. The results remain preliminary and may change after remaining polling stations are counted.

Dodik Victory Claim

Milorad Dodik declared victory for his SNSD party in both the Serb presidency seat and the Republika Srpska presidency. More than 3.4 million voters were eligible to vote in the general election.