Bosnia’s Dodik declared winner in disputed election after recount

Bosnia’s top electoral body announced the recount showed the contested October 2 election was won by Bosnian Serb hardliner Milorad Dodik [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters]

Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik has been declared the winner of the presidency of Bosnia’s Serb entity, election officials announced, following a recount after the opposition cried foul.

Thursday’s result comes weeks after Bosnians cast ballots in a dizzying range of contests in early October that included a race for the president of Republika Srpska (RS) – the country’s Serb entity.