SNSD TAKES LEAD IN REPUBLIKA SRPSKA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 4 /SRNA/ - The SNSD - Milorad Dodik list won the most votes for the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, receiving 143,847 votes based on about 80 percent of ballots counted, which was 93,670 more than the Safe Srpska Movement, which received 50,177 votes, the BiH Central Election Commission /CEC/ said.

According to the CEC's preliminary results, SDS - Will of the People won 46,975 votes, DNS Banjac-Nešić 20,901 and the Socialist Party - Petar Đokić 19,937.

Ujedinjena Srpska received 19,630 votes, SPS Goran Selak - United Srpska Movement 16,497, while the For Justice and Order - Nebojša Vukanović List won 16,237 votes.

The Coalition for the State received 10,175 votes, Narodni front - Jelena Trivić 8,068, Republican Party of Srpska 5,652, Will of the People Srpske - Dr Vlado Đajić 4,837, People and Justice /NiP/ 1,418, Party for BiH /SBiH/ 1,351, HDZ BiH-HSP 856, Život 708, Republican Party BiH 234, while the Croatian Peasant Party received 183 votes.