Draw determined party numbers on ballot papers

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Bosnia and Herzegovina held a draw in Sarajevo today to determine the order of political entities on the ballot papers for the local elections in BiH, which will be held on November 15.

CEC President Željko Bakalar said that 543 political entities participated in the draw, including 129 political parties, 333 independent candidates, 72 coalitions, and nine independent candidate lists. He emphasized that parties running solely within a coalition do not participate in the draw.

The first position went to independent candidate Boban Lazić, the second to Branko Deket, the third place to the List for Prenj and Rotimlje, and in fourth place is the Party of Democratic Action – Alliance for a Better Future (SDA-SBB) – List for Banja Luka. Candidate Nusret Hamidović is in thirteenth place.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is in 39th place, the Civic Alliance (GS) in 52nd, the Democratic Front (DF) in 74th, and the Movement for Democratic Action (PDA) in 93rd place.

In 97th place is 'Četvorka NIP – SDP – NS- NBL', in 132nd place BPS – Sefer Halilović, in 155th the Serb Democratic Party (SDS), in 162nd Social Democrats (SD), in 175th Independent Bloc, in 229th is HDZ 1990., in 232nd is Amra Babić, and in 245th the Alliance for a Better Future.

In 304th place is Our Party (NS), in 312th the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), in 336th the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), in 338th the Party of Democratic Activity A-SDA, in 354th the Independent Bosnian-Herzegovinian List (NBL), and in 385th place is the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).