2000 Republika Srpska general election
Presidential election
Parliamentary election
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results
below .
Dragan Kalinić led
SDS on 2000 election
General election were held in Republika Srpska on 11 November 2000 alongside nationwide parliamentary elections . They were the third general elections in Republika Srpska since the end of Bosnian War .
After refusing to nominate Milorad Dodik as Prime Minister, President Nikola Poplašen was deposed in 1999 after less than a year in position by Carlos Westendorp , the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina .[1] [2] Petar Đokić was named acting president until election. In the meantime Poplašen's Serbian Radical Party was banned from elections.
Elected President was Mirko Šarović from Serb Democratic Party , which was in power during war years. The runner up was Milorad Dodik , then incumbent List of prime ministers of Republika Srpska .[3]
On parliamentary election Serb Democratic Party gained majority of seats fourth time in a row, but unlike past two election circles managed to form a government with Mladen Ivanić from Party of Democratic Progress elected new Prime Minister.
Results
President
Candidate Party First preferences First transfer Votes % Votes % Mirko Šarović Serb Democratic Party 313,572 49.82 313,607 50.14 Milorad Dodik Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 161,942 25.73 162,154 25.93 Momčilo Tepić Party of Democratic Progress 54,392 8.64 54,433 8.70 Slobodan Popović Social Democratic Party 48,992 7.78 52,411 8.38 Zijad Mujkić Civic Democratic Party 37,614 5.98 42,834 6.85 Aljo Dugnjić Bosnian Party 12,851 2.04 Total 629,363 100.00 625,439 100.00 Source: CEC
Parliament
Party Votes % Seats +/– Serb Democratic Party 226,226 36.09 31 +12 Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 81,467 13.00 11 +5 Party of Democratic Progress 76,810 12.25 11 New Party of Democratic Action 47,379 7.56 6 –9 Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 32,450 5.18 4 New Social Democratic Party 31,176 4.97 4 +2 Socialist Party 30,636 4.89 4 –6 Democratic Socialist Party 25,763 4.11 4 New Democratic People's Alliance 22,083 3.52 3 New Serb National Alliance 14,239 2.27 2 –10 Party of United Pensioners 8,363 1.33 1 +1 New Croatian Initiative 4,590 0.73 1 0 Democratic Party 3,876 0.62 1 New Other parties 21,804 3.48 0 – Total 626,862 100.00 83 0 Valid votes 626,862 92.65 Invalid/blank votes 49,735 7.35 Total votes 676,597 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,104,969 61.23 Source: RZS , National Assembly , CEC
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