1996 Republika Srpska general election

General elections were held for the first time in Republika Srpska on 14 September 1996. They were the first direct elections in Republika Srpska since its proclamation in 1992 and Bosnian War that ended in 1995. Previous National Assembly was created in 1991 and was made up of Serb MPs that were elected to the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliament following 1990 Bosnian general election. Presidential election were held simultaneously because incumbent President Radovan Karadžić resigned in 1996 due to international pressure.

Radovan Karadžić, wartime President of Republika Srpska, resigned in 1996 amid international pressure
1996 Republika Srpska general election

14 September 1996
Presidential election
 
Candidate Biljana Plavšić Adib Đozić Živko Radišić
Party SDS SDA NSSM
Popular vote 636,654 197,389 168.024
Percentage 59.19% 18.35% 15.62%

President before election

Biljana Plavšić
SDS

Elected President

Biljana Plavšić
SDS

Parliamentary election
PartyLeader % Seats
SDS Aleksa Buha 52.31 45
SDA Alija Izetbegović 16.31 14
NSSM Živko Radišić 11.53 10
SRS RS Nikola Poplašen 6.67 6
DPB 3.02 2
SBiH Haris Silajdžić 2.35 2
SDP coalition Nijaz Duraković 2.05 2
SSK 1.60 1
SPS 1.33 1
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Gojko Kličković
SDS
Gojko Kličković
SDS

Biljana Plavšić, who succeeded Karadžić as Srpska's president, won absolute majority of votes, with Bosniak Adib Đozić finishing as runner-up. On parliamentary election, Plavšić's and Karadžić's Serb Democratic Party, that led Republika Srpska throughout Bosnian War, won and incumbent Prime Minister Gojko Kličković formed his second cabinet.

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Biljana PlavšićSerb Democratic Party636,65459.19
Adib ĐozićParty of Democratic Action197,38918.35
Živko RadišićPeople's Alliance for Free Peace168,02415.62
Predrag RadićDemocratic Patriotic Bloc44,7554.16
Slavko LisicaSerb Patriotic Party20,0501.86
Ljiljana PerićParty of Serbian Unity5,6420.52
Dragan ĐokanovićDemocratic Party of Federalists3,0670.29
Total1,075,581100.00
Valid votes1,075,58195.28
Invalid/blank votes53,3204.72
Total votes1,128,901100.00
Registered voters/turnout57.47
Source: RZS

Parliament

PartyVotes%Seats
Serb Democratic Party568,98052.3145
Party of Democratic Action177,38816.3114
People's Alliance for Free Peace125,37211.5310
Serbian Radical Party72,5176.676
Democratic Patriotic Bloc32,8953.022
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina25,5932.352
Social Democratic Party coalition22,3292.052
Serb Party of Krajina and Posavina17,3811.601
Serb Patriotic Party14,5081.331
Other parties30,8002.830
Total1,087,763100.0083
Valid votes1,087,76396.02
Invalid/blank votes45,0553.98
Total votes1,132,818100.00
Source: RZS

References

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