2026 Republika Srpska general election
4 October 2026
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General elections will be held in Republika Srpska on 4 October 2026 as part of the Bosnian general elections.[1] Voters will decide the President of Republika Srpska and the 83 members of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska.
Incumbent president Siniša Karan of the SNSD, though eligible, will not run for the second term.
Presidential candidates
| Candidate | Affiliation | National group | Background | Reference | ||
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Ramiz Salkić | SDA | Bosniak | Bosniak Vice President of Republika Srpska (2014–2022) | ||
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Ivan Begić | Social Democratic Party | Croat | Journalist | [2] | |
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Branko Blanuša | Serb Democratic Party | Serb | Professor at the University of Banja Luka | [3] | |
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Ćamil Duraković | Independent | Bosniak | Bosniak Vice President of Republika Srpska | [4] | |
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Franjo Jukić | Croatian Democratic Union | Croat | Clerk | [5] | |
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Savo Minić | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | Serb | Prime Minister of Republika Srpska | [6] | |
References
- ↑ "SIP BiH donio Odluku - Opći izbori u BiH 4. listopada 2026" [Central Election Committee made a decision - the general election in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be held on 4 October 2026]. Radiotelevizija Herceg-Bosne (in Croatian). Mostar: Radiotelevizija Herceg-Bosne. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ivan Begić kandidat za predsjednika Republike Srpske". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ ""Snažniji smo" Blanuša poručio da Stanivukoviću NEĆE PREPUSTITI POZICIJU kandidata za predsjednika Srpske". srpska.info (in Serbian). 18 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ćamil Duraković predao nezavisnu kandidaturu za predsjednika RS-a". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ "Jukić kandidat za predsjednika RS: Iza njega stalo više stranaka". nezavisne.com (in Serbian). 4 July 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ "Dodik otkrio tko je kandidat za predsjednika RS-a, a tko za Predsjedništvo BiH". Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 30 June 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.

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