2000 Republika Srpska general election explained
| Country: | Republika Srpska |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Election Date: | 11 November 2000 |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Type: | presidential | | Election Name: | Presidential election | | Candidate1: | Mirko Šarović | | Image1: | Mirko Sarovic (Cropped).jpg | | Party1: | Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | | Popular Vote1: | 313,607 | | Percentage1: | 50.14% | | Candidate2: | Milorad Dodik | | Party2: | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | | Popular Vote2: | 162,154 | | Percentage2: | 25.93% | | President | | Before Election: | Petar Đokić
(acting) | | Before Party: | SP RS | | After Election: | Mirko Šarović | | After Party: | SDS | | Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | Parliamentary election | | Party1: | Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | | Leader1: | Dragan Kalinić | | Last Election1: | 19 | | Seats1: | 31 | | Percentage1: | 36.09 | | Party2: | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | | Leader2: | Milorad Dodik | | Last Election2: | 6 | | Seats2: | 11 | | Percentage2: | 13.00 | | Party3: | Party of Democratic Progress | | Leader3: | Mladen Ivanić | | Last Election3: | New | | Seats3: | 11 | | Percentage3: | 12.25 | | Party4: | Party of Democratic Action | | Leader4: | Alija Izetbegović | | Last Election4: | 15 | | Seats4: | 6 | | Percentage4: | 7.56 | | Party5: | Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina | | Leader5: | Haris Silajdžić | | Last Election5: | New | | Seats5: | 4 | | Percentage5: | 5.18 | | Party6: | Social Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | | Leader6: | Zlatko Lagumdžija | | Last Election6: | 2 | | Seats6: | 4 | | Percentage6: | 4.97 | | Party7: | Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | | Leader7: | Živko Radišić | | Last Election7: | 10 | | Seats7: | 4 | | Percentage7: | 4.89 | | Party8: | DSP | | Leader8: | Nebojša Radmanović | | Last Election8: | New | | Seats8: | 4 | | Percentage8: | 4.11 | | Color8: | - D68787
| | Party9: | Democratic People's Alliance | | Leader9: | Dragan Kostić | | Last Election9: | New | | Seats9: | 3 | | Percentage9: | 3.52 | | Party10: | Serb National Alliance | | Leader10: | Biljana Plavšić | | Last Election10: | 12 | | Seats10: | 2 | | Percentage10: | 2.27 | | Party11: | PUP | | Last Election11: | 0 | | Seats11: | 1 | | Percentage11: | 1.33 | | Color11: | - 9AB3BE
| | Party12: | New Croatian Initiative | | Leader12: | Krešimir Zubak | | Last Election12: | 1 | | Seats12: | 1 | | Percentage12: | 0.73 | | Party13: | DS | | Last Election13: | New | | Seats13: | 1 | | Percentage13: | 0.62 | | Color13: | - CBC21B
| | Prime Minister | | Before Election: | Milorad Dodik | | Before Party: | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | | After Election: | Mladen Ivanić | | After Party: | Party of Democratic Progress |
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General elections 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.
The presidential election was won by Mirko Šarović from the Serb Democratic Party, who had been in power during the war years. The runner-up was Prime Minister Milorad Dodik.[3]
In the parliamentary election, the Serb Democratic Party won the most seats for the fourth time in a row. However, unlike the past two election cycles, they managed to form a government, with Mladen Ivanić from Party of Democratic Progress elected as the new Prime Minister.
Results
Parliament
Notes and References
- Web site: www.glas-javnosti.co.yu. 2022-01-12. arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs.
- Web site: GLAS JAVNOSTI - 06-07.03.1999 - Glavne vesti. 2022-01-12. arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs.
- Web site: www.glas-javnosti.co.yu. 2022-01-12. arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs.
