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The Bosn’s election authorities removed the Bosnian leader Serb Milorad Dodik after the state court ratified the verdict that condemned him to six years, excluding politics.
The decision at the end of February by the court of Bosnia-Herzegovina, based in Sarajevo for unconstitutional behavior, caused a long political crisis in the Western Balkans.
However, the “bloodshed” again after confirmation of the secondary part of the original verdict against the Dodik, which holds the position of President of Bosnia-Heirzegovina (RS), one of the main administrative units.
This means that the Central Electoral Committee, or CIK, must initiate the procedure in accordance with the election legislation in order to remove it from its position and call on to early elections within 90 days.
Dodik reacted and said that it was “another trick from Sarajevo”, he could appeal against the decision of the Central Election Committee.
“There is no delivery or resignation. Delivery is not an option”Dodk said in a post on X. He promised to remain the chairman of the organization regardless of the dismissal of CIK.
Its legal representatives have already announced that he would also open a separate case against the initial decision in the Constitutional Court. It is not clear how long these processes can last. General elections in Bosnia are scheduled for the fall of 2026.
Meanwhile, the Doda tried to rally all the political actors of the Bosnian Serbs. He asked him to support him and ignore court decisions. However, opposition parties refused to stand next to him.
The representative of the EU diploma service said last Friday that the court of Bosnia-Herzegovin “This is necessarily and must be respected.”
“The EU calls on to recognize the independence and impartiality of the court, respect and observe its verdict,” – The statement says.
At the same time, the DODK was supported by the President of Serbian Aleksandar Vuchich, the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban and the representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova.
“The decision is invalid”
Since February, the DODK has repeatedly rejected the verdict for one -year conclusion and its exclusion from politics for six years, because he opposed the decisions of the country’s international envoy to the world, Christian Smith, who is a criminal act.
Then he introduced new laws aimed at prohibiting the functioning of state security institutions and judicial institutions in what includes about half the territory of the Western Balkans. These decisions were temporarily suspended from the Constitutional Court at the state level.
“As for me, this decision does not exist and invalid”, Dodk said to Euronews Serbia in an interview in June.
Dodik also disputes the legitimacy of the senior representative of Smith, saying that he acted against the “imposed decisions” of the messenger, whose order, according to Dodik, contradicts the agreement of Deuton, signed in 1995.
The agreement has cited The end of the war between the three main ethnic groups of the country – Bosnia, Serbs and Croats – which began in 1992 during the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, which This is considered the most bloody conflict on European land after the Second World War.
The high representative is designed to act as a referee in the differences at a high level and Key person who observes the implementation of the agreementField
The peace agreement, the sections of which they act as the Constitution of the country, divided the country into two main administrative divisions or organizations: the Serbian majority of Rupia and the Bosniyskaya Zaponari Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovin (FBIH), which are controlled by the state.
To reassure the former warriors, he created a complex control and balance system, which, as they say, The most difficult democracy in the world.
Dodik, who for decades worked in various highest positions, including in presidency at the state level, repeatedly called for independence from the rest of Bosnia, causing fears of volatility. He was assigned to us and British sanctions for his actions, but had constant support for Moscow.
Stability test post -drive
The ongoing problem of the power of the high representative and institutions at the state level with the help of Dodik is considered the greatest test of stability after the promising integration of the EU.
The Bosnia-Herzegovina court issued a national arrest warrant in March. Since then, he went to neighboring Serbia, Israel and Russia, where on May 9 he participated in the celebration of Nike in Moscow, organized by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In his native country, the tension was again exalted at the end of April, after the inspectors of the state security service tried to arrest Dodik, but failed.
While the details of the incident remained unclear, the internal media reported that SIPA agents left after “talking” to the RS police. Dodik later said that he felt “good and safe.”
The crisis about his possible arrest was somewhat lightweight in July, when Dodik voluntarily came to the prosecutor’s office, after which the warrant was recalled. According to Bosnian law, Dodik may pay a fine for each day of one imprisonment instead of serving a imprisonment.
European peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, Eufor, increased their number of troops in response to increasing tension.
In March, the NATO secretary, General Mark Ruth, promised the “persistent” support of a military alliance in the territorial integrity of Bosnia.
“Three decades after the deuton’s peace agreement, I can say: NATO is still firmly committed to the stability of this area and the security of Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Rottte said. “We will not allow the world to be in danger.”