Updates for the 2020 Local Elections in BiH
On May 7, 2020, the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CECBiH we know, it’s long) passed the Decision on administering the Local Elections 2020 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The initial election date was scheduled for October 4th, 2020.
On May 23, 2020, however, the CECBiH met again, and passed a decision to postpone the holding of the Local Elections in 2020.
The postponed elections will now be held on Sunday, November 15, 2020.
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What are the 2020 Local Elections in BiH?
The Local Elections (also known as the Municipal Elections) are elections that decide lower-government leadership for different regions in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As you may know, Bosnia is made up of 2 entities — the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and Republika Srpska (RS) — while the Brčko District is considered to be a condominium of both FBiH and RS entities.
In FBiH, there are 10 cantons that are subdivided into municipalities while RS is divided directly into municipalities.
As it stands, FBiH has 79 municipalities and RS has 64 municipalities.
Although the Brčko District isn’t technically called a municipality, it is treated as such for statistical purposes. This is also why you won’t see an option to select the Brčko District as an option on (but FBiH and RS are both options) on the PRP-1 form for new voters.
What are municipalities?
Municipalities are the smallest administrative unit of the country. Each of these municipalities have a council and a municipality head.
While municipalities sometimes represent entire cities, this isn’t the case for all municipalities. For example, the capital city of BiH, Sarajevo, consists of 4 municipalities.
