Election silence begins in Republika Srpska

(Patria) - Election silence began this morning in Republika Srpska ahead of tomorrow's early elections for the president of the smaller BiH entity.

Election silence began 24 hours before the opening of polling stations, i.e., this morning at 7:00 AM and lasts until the closing of polling stations, i.e., tomorrow until 7:00 PM.

Early elections for the president of RS will be held tomorrow - polling stations open at 7:00 AM and close at 7:00 PM.

Among other things, all activities that hinder or obstruct the election process during the election silence are expressly prohibited.

A total of 2,211 polling stations have been formed, and 139 mobile teams will be working in the field. 4,767 voters will be able to vote via mobile teams.

The BiH Central Election Commission has certified the candidacies for participation in the early elections for the president of RS: Dragan Đokanović (Alliance for New Politics), Branko Blanuša (SDS), Siniša Karan (SNSD), Nikola Lazarević (Ecological Party of RS), as well as independent candidates Igor Gašević and Slavko Dragičević.

The Central Voter Register, as of November 3, 2025, 12:00 AM, includes a total of 1,264,364 voters. Of these, 20,269 voters will vote by mail, and 258 voters will vote at BiH diplomatic-consular missions in Munich, Berlin, Vienna, and Belgrade.

The BiH Central Election Commission has accredited 639 observers. Of these, 515 are observers from non-governmental organizations, 99 from international organizations, and 25 from political entities.

The estimated costs for holding early elections for the president of RS will amount to 6,460,000 KM.

All decisions and acts of the BiH Central Election Commission related to the early elections for the president of Republika Srpska are publicly available at this link.