Bosnia votes in complex general election amid technical delays
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Bosnians voted Sunday in a general election to choose officials across national, entity and cantonal governments. More than 3.4 million people were registered to vote, with 7,028 candidates contesting 518 mandates, according to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Central Election Commission.
The election was the first nationwide vote to use biometric voter identification and ballot scanners. Voting remained paper-based, but the equipment was introduced to reduce fraud and make verification and counting faster or more transparent. Technical problems delayed the opening of dozens of polling stations, including several in Mostar and 53 in Tuzla Canton. Election officials said affected stations would remain open longer to compensate for lost time, while reserve equipment or the previous voting procedure could be used if necessary.
Voters were selecting members of the presidency and national parliament, as well as officials in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska. The governing structure was established under the 1995 Dayton peace agreement, which ended the 1992-95 war and divided powers among institutions representing Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats.
The campaign was shaped by ethnic divisions, stalled European Union accession efforts and separatist rhetoric. Milorad Dodik, the former Republika Srpska president who is barred from public office following a conviction for defying the international peace envoy, remained prominent in campaigning for his SNSD party. At a final rally Friday, he called Bosnia “dead” and “an impossible country.” Polls were scheduled to close at 7 p.m., with preliminary results expected later Sunday.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needs small edits to align election scope, technology purpose and characterization precisely with the sources. - "including the country’s three-member presidency": The story says voters choose officials across national, entity and cantonal governments, including the presidency; sources describe the presidency as national/state-level, so this wording can imply it is a separate tier rather than part of the national-level vote. - "Voting remained paper-based, but the equipment was introduced to improve verification and speed up counting.": Sources say the equipment was introduced to reduce fraud/curb irregularities and that it should make verification/counting faster or more transparent; saying it was introduced to improve verification and speed counting states a purpose not exactly sourced. - "leaders and lawmakers in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska": Sources specify leaders and lawmakers in the Federation and Republika Srpska, but not in the same way for both: voters choose the Republika Srpska president/vice presidents and assembly, Federation parliament and cantonal assemblies, and heads of institutions for the two entities. - "The campaign was again shaped by ethnic divisions, stalled European Union accession efforts and separatist rhetoric.": The word “again” is an unsourced characterization about recurrence across campaigns.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Bosnia votes in complex general election amid technical delays
Bosnians voted Sunday in a general election to choose officials across national, entity and cantonal governments, including the country’s three-member presidency.governments. More than 3.4 million people were registered to vote, with 7,028 candidates contesting 518 mandates, according to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Central Election Commission.
The election was the first nationwide vote to use biometric voter identification and ballot scanners. Voting remained paper-based, but the equipment was introduced to improvereduce fraud and make verification and speedcounting upfaster counting.or more transparent. Technical problems delayed the opening of dozens of polling stations, including several in Mostar and 53 in Tuzla Canton. Election officials said affected stations would remain open longer to compensate for lost time, while reserve equipment or the previous voting procedure could be used if necessary.
Voters were selecting members of the presidency and national parliament, as well as leaders and lawmakersofficials in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska. The governing structure was established under the 1995 Dayton peace agreement, which ended the 1992-95 war and divided powers among institutions representing Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats.
The campaign was again shaped by ethnic divisions, stalled European Union accession efforts and separatist rhetoric. Milorad Dodik, the former Republika Srpska president who is barred from public office following a conviction for defying the international peace envoy, remained prominent in campaigning for his SNSD party. At a final rally Friday, he called Bosnia “dead” and “an impossible country.” Polls were scheduled to close at 7 p.m., with preliminary results expected later Sunday.
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