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RS presidential and BiH Presidency elections: SNSD declares victory, candidates exchange congratulations, foreign reactions

Banja Luka · started October 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM · last changed 7d ago

Summary

After preliminary results showed Savo Minić (SNSD) leading for RS president, SDS leader Branko Blanuša congratulated him, while Minić and BiH Presidency candidate Željka Cvijanović thanked voters and pledged to defend Republika Srpska's interests; Israeli Republican Party chairman Marc Zell also congratulated Dodik, Cvijanović and Minić, calling it a good night for US and Israeli allies in the Balkans.

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Nakon zatvaranja biračkih mjesta i prvih pristiglih prebrojanih glasova sa terena, televizija BN objavila je prve nezvanične preliminarne podatke za ključne inokosne funkcije u Republici

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  • Municipality: Banja Luka

  • Entity: Republika Srpska

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  • where it happenedBanja Luka - candidates' statements given at party headquarters
  • where it happenedRepublika Srpska - RS presidential election

Timeline

  1. Nakon zatvaranja biračkih mjesta, televizija BN je prema prvim uzorcima sa terena objavila da Branko Blanuša ima blagu prednost u trci za predsjednika RS, a Željka Cvijanović u trci za srpskog člana Predsjedništva BiH, dok je portparol SNSD-a saopštio drugačije brojke prema kojima su ispred kandidati te stranke Savo Minić i Željka Cvijanović. Izvori navode različite i međusobno neusklađene cifre glasova za pojedine kandidate, a portparol SNSD-a je uz to kritikovao rad Centralne izborne komisije BiH, dok se zvanični i precizniji podaci očekuju naknadno.

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  2. New reports add specific figures given by SNSD spokesperson Radovan Kovačević (67,000 vs 50,000, later 82,422 vs 62,811 votes for Minić and Blanuša respectively, and 29,472 vs 14,339 for Cvijanović and Božović), plus SNSD leader Milorad Dodik's statement that the results look like a win for Minić.

    Republika Srpska · 4 sources

  3. The BiH Central Election Commission released, according to SRNA, the first official preliminary results based on about 80 percent of counted polling stations with specific vote counts for all candidates, while SNSD leader Milorad Dodik declared victory for Savo Minić and Željka Cvijanović.

    Bosna i Hercegovina · 4 sources

  4. New reports bring updated CEC preliminary results based on around 89 percent of polling stations, showing Savo Minić leading the RS presidential race with 261,080 votes ahead of Branko Blanuša's 209,862, an increase from the previously reported figures (202,245 vs 160,936). Dodik again declared SNSD victory at all levels, and Minić made his first public address after the results were announced.

    Republika Srpska · 4 sources

  5. New reports add Branko Blanuša's congratulations to Savo Minić, statements by Minić and Cvijanović after the results were announced, and a reaction from Israeli Republican Party chairman Marc Zell congratulating SNSD candidates.

    Banja Luka · 4 sources

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