People's Assembly Народна скупштина Narodna skupština | |
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| 11th legislature | |
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| Established | 24 October 1991 |
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| Seats | 83 |
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Political groups | Government (48)[1][2] Supported by (5) Opposition (30) |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2 October 2022 |
Next election | 4 October 2026 |
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| Dom Narodne Skupštine 1 Trg Jasenovačkih žrtava Banja Luka | |
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ThePeople's Assembly of Republika Srpska (Serbian:Народна скупштина Републике Српске;Croatian:Narodna skupština Republike Srpske; abbr. НСРС/NSRS) is the legislative body ofRepublika Srpska, one of twoentities ofBosnia and Herzegovina. The current assembly is the ninth since the founding of the entity.
The People's Assembly of Republika Srpska was founded on 24 October 1991 as the Assembly of theSerb People of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with its administrative seat inSarajevo. Due to theBosnian War, the seat was moved toPale, where it remained until 1998, when it was moved toBanja Luka, its current location.[3] From 1991 to 1996, the Assembly was composed ofSerb representatives elected in 1990 for theAssembly of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, most of them members of theSerb Democratic Party (SDS).[4] By the time when theConstitution of Republika Srpska was promulged in February 1992, the Assembly was made of 72 seats for the SDS, 4 for theUnion of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia (SRSJ) and one for theSerbian Renewal Movement (SPO).[5] The first parliamentary bloc formally opposed to nationalist forces came into scene in 1994 with theIndependent Members of Parliament Caucus (IMPC), a splinter of the SRSJ led byMilorad Dodik.[6]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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| Direct | Comp. | Total | +/– | |||
| SNSD | 221,549 | 34.64 | 27 | 2 | 29 | +1 |
| SDS | 95,640 | 14.95 | 13 | 0 | 13 | +3 |
| PDP | 65,861 | 10.30 | 6 | 2 | 8 | –1 |
| SP | 37,881 | 5.92 | 5 | 0 | 5 | –2 |
| State Movement[a] | 36,652 | 5.73 | 3 | 2 | 5 | New |
| DEMOS | 34,896 | 5.46 | 3 | 2 | 5 | New |
| US | 32,696 | 5.11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 |
| ZPR | 31,551 | 4.93 | 2 | 2 | 4 | New |
| DNS | 28,503 | 4.46 | 0 | 4 | 4 | –8 |
| Source:Central Election Committee | ||||||
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