BANJA LUKA ON ITS FEET Dodik takes over as President of RS, has already secured 45 million marks more in the Budget for himself

(Patria) - Milorad Dodik will take over as President of the Republika Srpska today in Banja Luka.

The Banja Luka Police Administration announced that due to the ceremonial handover of the presidential duties of the President of the Republika Srpska, enhanced security measures will be taken in Banja Luka on November 15th to maintain a favorable security situation.

"We advise citizens who wish to follow this event in front of the Palace of the Republika Srpska to respect the orders of police officers on the ground, and not to carry pyrotechnic devices and other dangerous objects. We advise citizens to avoid carrying backpacks and bags to facilitate movement and avoid crowds, and to have some form of identification with them. We remind media representatives, other entities, as well as citizens that for the safety of the event participants, the use of drones is prohibited in the area of Banja Luka on November 15th," the police announced.

We remind you that after counting the ballots, which lasted for almost a month, the president of the RS was appointed SNSD president Milorad Dodik, and his opponent, PDP's Jelena Trivić, still claims that there was a serious election theft.

Otherwise, the Budget of the President of the Republika Srpska will be increased by as much as 45 million marks next year. The Government of RS determined, and after Dodik was confirmed as the future president of the RS, the Draft Budget for next year in the amount of 5.383 billion KM, which is 873 million KM higher than the second rebalance of the budget of this entity for this year.

This proposal, among other things, increases the budget of the President of the RS from this year's 10.8 million KM to as much as 56.5 million marks.