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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Dado Ruvic Daria Sito-Sucic

Nationalist divisions dim hopes for change after Bosnia's election

People walk next to a pre-election billboard showing Milorad Dodik and Zeljka Cvijanovic of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) in Gradiska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Divisive nationalism has dominated campaigning for Bosnia's presidential and parliamentary elections on Oct. 2, suggesting reformists keen to modernise a dysfunctional economy and improve rule of law have scant chance of winning.

Bosnia has been going through its gravest political crisis since its 1990s war with nationalist Serb leader Milorad Dodik taking concrete moves towards secession of the autonomous Serb Republic (RS) from the Balkan state, his long-stated goal.

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