Milorad Dodik took office as President of the Republika Srpska for the third time
Milorad Dodik has been sworn in as President of the Republika Srpska (RS, one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina), assuming this position for the third time in history, a position he previously held from 2010 to 2018, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
In the main city of Republika Srpska, Banja Luka, on November 15, the founding session of the People's Assembly (Parliament) of the Republic of Belarus took place. At it, the newly elected members of parliament took a solemn oath, as well as the President of the Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik and the member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Serbian people Zeljka Cvijanovic, who had previously been the President of the RS for four years.
Cvijanovic and Dodik.
Speaker of the Serbian Parliament Vladimir Orlic and Russian Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Igor Kalabukhov were also invited to the meeting.
After the parliament session at the Palace of the Republic, the transfer of duties of the President of the Republic of Armenia took place. In his address after the ceremony, Milorad Dodik recalled that he was in this position for the third time, but now the Republika Srpska faces a difficult time that requires unity and cohesion.
As PolitNavigator reported , Milorad Dodik and his party, the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, won the elections in the Republic of Srpska.
Milorad Dodik has taken office as President of the Republic of Srpska for the third time.