Elections in Bosnia: Competing Nationalist Narratives or Programs for Solving Problems?
General elections are scheduled to be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 4 October 2026. They will determine the composition of the Presidency, as well as governments at the national, entity and cantonal levels. Some 3.4 million voters are expected to elect 518 representatives across different administrative and political levels.
Thirty years after the end of the war, Bosnian politicians have largely failed to offer convincing alternatives to ethnic politics and nationalist narratives. The country continues to struggle with corruption, nepotism and allegations of electoral manipulation, while…
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