Republika Srpska’s ruling party declares victory in presidential vote
Republika Srpska’s ruling party has declared victory and the opposition has claimed fraud in presidential elections.
![Sinisa Karan, the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) candidate for President of Republika Srpska, speaks to the media following the announcement of the first exit poll results in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 23 November 2025. [Nidal Saljic/EPA] (EPA)](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/13529892_cropped-1764005656.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Republika Srpska’s ruling party has declared victory and the opposition has claimed fraud in presidential elections.
![Sinisa Karan, the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) candidate for President of Republika Srpska, speaks to the media following the announcement of the first exit poll results in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 23 November 2025. [Nidal Saljic/EPA] (EPA)](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/13529892_cropped-1764005656.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


![A man walks past an election billboard showing Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, and his SNSD party's candidate Sinisa Karan, for Republika Srpska's presidential election, in the town of Banja Luka, Friday, November 21, 2025 [Radivoje Pavicic/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AP25325551187904-1763779374.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Bosnian Serb leader and member of the Bosnian Presidency Milorad Dodik waves with the Serbian flag to the thousands who gathered to support the "people's rally for the defense of Republika Srpska" protest in Banja Luka, Bosnia, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022.Tens of thousands of people rallied in Bosnia Tuesday to demand from electoral authorities to end a recount of ballots cast in one of the races in the country’s Oct. 2 general election and confirm a staunchly pro-Russian politician as the president of its Serb-run part. [Armin Durgut/AP Photo] (AP Photo)](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AP22298667713674_cropped-1763755641.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




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