SARAJEVO: The Bosnia’s Serb statelet’s snap presidential election on Sunday signals an end to the overt political leadership of Milorad Dodik – a populist who regularly threatened to break away from Bosnia.
Once seen as a moderate by Western diplomats, Dodik was forced from office over his tense relationship with the international envoy charged with maintaining a peace treaty that has held the country together since its 1990s war.
Although it may be the end of Dodik’s time in public office, his chosen replacement is a close ally, and many observers see the 66-year-old’s step back as a political maneuver rather than a retirement.
Here are the main steps that led to Sunday’s vote.
‘A tourist with no power’
