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

Party Leader % 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.