Elections for the collective state presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1996
The elections for the collective state presidency of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina on September 14, 1996 were the first elections for this body after the conclusion of the Dayton Agreement in late 1995, which ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina that had been waged since 1992 . The elections were held separately within the constituent peoples , i.e. the Bosniaks , Serbs and Croats , who each sent a representative to the state presidency.
Were elected Alija Izetbegovic , Kresimir Zubak and Momcilo Krajišnik . The first chairman of the presidium was Alija Izetbegović.
Election results
Election result of Bosniak candidate
Votes cast: 913,277
| candidate | Political party | be right | in percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alija Izetbegović | Party of Democratic Action (SDA) | 730.592 | 80.00% |
| Haris Silajdžić | Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH) | 124,396 | 13.62% |
| Fikret Abdić | Democratic Civic Association (DNZ) | 25,584 | 2.80% |
| Željko Komšić | Joint List Bosnia and Herzegovina (Zdruzena Lista BiH) * | 21,254 | 2.33% |
| Ibrahim Spahic | Civic Democratic Party (GDS) | 4.127 | 0.45% |
| Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) | 3,427 | 0.38% | |
| Bosnian Party (BOSS) | 2,424 | 0.27% | |
| Economic Prosperity Party (SPP) | 1,473 | 0.16% |
Croatian candidate election result
Votes cast: 372,564
| candidate | Political party | be right | in percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krešimir Zubak | Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) | 330,477 | 88.70% |
| Željko Komšić | Joint List Bosnia and Herzegovina (Združena Lista BiH) (ZL) * | 37,684 | 10.11% |
| Ibrahim Spahic | Civic Democratic Party (GDS) | 2,206 | 0.59% |
| Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) | 2,197 | 0.59% |
* = The Joint List Bosnia and Herzegovina (Zdruzena Lista BiH, ZL) was an alliance of the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDP) ,
Union of Bosnian Social Democrats (UBSD), the Muslim-Bosniak Organization (MBO) and the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS ) .
Serbian candidate election result
Votes cast: 1,026,157
| candidate | Political party | be right | in percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Momčilo Krajišnik | Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) | 690.646 | 67.30% |
| Mladen Ivanić | Joint candidate of the League for Peace and Progress (NSSM) and the Democratic Patriotic Bloc (DPB) |
307,461 | 29.96% |
| Slavko Župljanin | Serbian Patriotic Party (SPAS) | 15,407 | 1.50% |
| Serbian Party Krajina (SSK) | 12,643 | 1.23% |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the elections on the website of the OSCE Mission for Bosnia and Herzegovina ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Hans Schmeets, Janet Exel: The 1996 Bosnia-Herzegovina Elections: An Analysis of the Observations. Springer-Verlag, The 1996 Bosnia-Herzegovina Elections, ISBN 0792345053 , p. 131f.
