"Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina's Serb-majority entity, votes Sunday in a snap presidential election called after electoral authorities stripped separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik of the presidency in August. Dodik was removed after he was convicted for refusing to carry out decisions issued by Christian Schmidt, the international peace envoy who oversees implementation of the Dayton peace agreement that ended the 199295 Bosnian War."
"According to Bosnia's Central Election Commission (CIK), voting will be open on Sunday, November 23, between 7am (06:00 GMT) and 7pm (18:00 GMT). More than 1.2 million people, spanning the three main ethnic groups Serbs, Bosniaks and Croats are eligible to vote. Turnout in previous presidential elections has typically ranged between 50 percent and 55 percent. Although Trisic-Babic was appointed as an interim president, the law still requires new elections within 90 days of a president's removal."
Republika Srpska holds a snap presidential election on Sunday, November 23, after electoral authorities removed Milorad Dodik from the presidency in August. Dodik was convicted for refusing to carry out decisions from Christian Schmidt, the international peace envoy charged with enforcing the Dayton peace agreement, and received a one-year prison sentence; he posted bail and faces a six-year political ban upheld by the country's top court. Ana Trisic-Babic was appointed interim president by the Republika Srpska National Assembly. More than 1.2 million voters across Serb, Bosniak and Croat communities can vote between 7am and 7pm; the winner will serve the remainder of Dodik's term until next October.
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