"Bosnia and Herzegovina's Serb-majority entity has appointed Ana Trisic Babic as interim president, marking the first formal acknowledgement that Milorad Dodik is stepping aside after being barred from politics by a state court. The Republika Srpska parliament confirmed Babic's appointment on Saturday, saying she would serve until the early presidential elections scheduled for November 23. list of 3 itemsend of list Lawmakers also annulled several separatist laws passed under Dodik that had challenged the authority of an international envoy and Bosnia's constitutional court."
"Dodik, a pro-Russian nationalist who has pushed for Republika Srpska to break away and join Serbia, had refused to vacate office despite receiving a political ban. He has continued to travel abroad and claim presidential powers while appealing the court's ruling. The US Department of the Treasury announced on Friday that it had removed four Dodik allies from its sanctions list, a move he publicly welcomed as he campaigns to have sanctions against himself lifted."
Ana Trisic Babic was appointed interim president of Republika Srpska after Milorad Dodik was barred from politics by a state court. The Republika Srpska parliament confirmed that Babic will serve until early presidential elections on November 23. Lawmakers annulled several separatist laws passed under Dodik that had challenged the authority of an international envoy and Bosnia's constitutional court. Dodik repeatedly refused to vacate office after receiving a political ban, continued to travel abroad and asserted presidential powers while appealing his conviction. Bosnia's electoral authorities stripped Dodik of his presidential mandate after an appeals court sentenced him to one year in prison and imposed a six-year ban.
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