Republika Srpska is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina,the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the north and east of the country. Its largest city and administrative centre is Banja Luka,lying on the Vrbas river,and with a population of about 138,963 people.
The Serb Democratic Party is a Serb political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its current leader is Milan Miličević.
Mirko Šarović is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 3rd Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2003. From 2000 to 2002,he also served as the 4th president of Republika Srpska and was Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations on two occasions as well.
Mladen Ivanić is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 6th Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2014 to 2018. He is the founder,member and former president of the Party of Democratic Progress.
The Party of Democratic Progress is a centre to centre-right Serb political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina founded on 26 September 1999. It is the third-largest party in the Republika Srpska entity.
Dragan Čavić is a Bosnian Serb politician who was the 5th President of Republika Srpska from 28 November 2002 until 9 November 2006,after having been Vice President from 2000 to 2002.
The University of Banja Luka is the second-oldest university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A public university,it is the flagship institution of higher education in Republika Srpska,one of two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2018–19 school year,there are 11,186 enrolled students.
This article is about the politics of the Republika Srpska,one of the two entities that together comprise the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina,the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Igor Radojičić is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as mayor of Banja Luka from 2016 until 2020. He served as the 5th Speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska as well. Also,following the death of President Milan Jelić,he was acting President of Republika Srpska from 1 October 2007 until 28 December 2007.
The president of Republika Srpska is the highest executive authority in Republika Srpska,an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the executive authorities,along with the Government of Republika Srpska. The president of Republika Srpska is directly elected for a term of four years,along with two vice presidents from different constituent nations. None of them can be from a same constituent nation at the same time. The president's residence is in Banja Luka.
General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 3 October 2010. They decided the makeup of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency as well as national,entity,and cantonal governments.
Ognjen Tadić is a Bosnian Serb politician,lawyer,journalist and sociologist who served as member of the national House of Peoples from 2011 to 2019. Previously,he served as member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska from 2006 to 2010.
Željka Cvijanović is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as the 8th and current Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2022. She previously served as the 9th president of Republika Srpska from 2018 to 2022.
Branislav Borenović is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as member of the national House of Representatives since 2018. He is the current president of the Party of Democratic Progress.
Municipal elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 15 November 2020 to elect mayors and assemblies in 143 municipalities. Originally scheduled for 4 October,they were postponed due to a lack of funds.
Draško Stanivuković is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as mayor of Banja Luka since December 2020. He is a member of the Party of Democratic Progress.
Adam Šukalo is a Bosnian Serb politician. He served in the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska from 2014 to 2018 as a member of Napredna Srpska. He subsequently relocated to Belgrade,Serbia,and has served in the National Assembly of Serbia since 2020 as a member of the Serbian Progressive Party.
Jelena Trivić is a Serbian politician in Republic of Srpska and university professor who served as member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska from 2018 to 2022. She was vice president of the Party of Democratic Progress,until she left it in 2023 to establish the People's Front.
The 1997–1998 crisis in Republika Srpska was caused by a political conflict between the reformist faction led by the President of Republika Srpska,Biljana Plavšić,and the hardline nationalist one led by former President Radovan Karadžićand his associates from the governing Serb Democratic Party. The crisis was resolved by an early election and a victory of the opposition and Plavšić.
Nenad Stevandić is a Bosnian Serb politician and physician who is the 7th and current speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. He is the president of the United Srpska party and was previously a member of the Serb Democratic Party.
