Preliminary results: Dodik leads in race to become new RS president
Last night, Mirko Sarovic conceded defeat in the race for the Serb member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Presidency to Zeljka Cvijanovic, while both Jelena Trivic and Milorad Dodik declared victory in the battle for the post of president of the Serb Republic (RS)
The Central Election Commission has announced the first preliminary results of the elections to choose the next president of the RS.
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SNSD candidate Milorad Dodik has won 242,851 votes or 48.80 percent, while PDP candidate Jelena Trivic received 212,452 votes (42.69 percent).
81.91 percent of polling stations have been processed.
According to new data, Zeljko Komsic leads the election to become the Croat member of the BiH Presidency of after 84.75 percent of the votes counted. He won 183,529 votes (53.61 percent.) Borjana Kristo is second with 158,781 votes (46.39 percent.)
It was previously known that the other two members of the Presidency are Denis Becirovic and Zeljka Cvijanovic. Komsic's victory remains to be confirmed.
General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday. Citizens in the Serb Republic (RS), and in the Muslim-Croat entity, the Federation of Bosnia Herzegovina (FBiH), elected candidates to more than 500 positions.
(Telegraf.rs)