Original scientific paper

2002 General Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zoran Tomić ; Education Faculty, University in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nevenko Herceg ; Assistant Professor, University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

The authors analyze in the article the first post-war presidential and parliamentarian elections held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 5, 2002. The elections were organized by the local bodies and according to the local electoral legislation, which means that the Electoral Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina was applied. In their analysis of the election process, the authors deal with: electoral regulations with emphasis on multi-member electoral precincts, election formula, the minimum score required to pass in the elections and open lists; voter registration and whether the poll was low or high; registration of parties and candidates; election monitoring and international estimation of the election process; election results for the three-member Presidium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, National Assembly of Republika Srpska, President and Vice-President of Republika Srpska, legislative bodies of counties in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and District Council of the newly established district of Žepče.

Keywords

elections; political party; coallition; candidate; campaign; deputy; parliament; electoral law of B&H; electoral commission of B&H; rules; voter; bodies; entities; counties;

Hrčak ID:

286517

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/286517

Publication date:

31.12.2002.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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