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Parliament name (generic / translated) Skupstina / Parliamentary Assembly More photos  >>> Structure of parliament Bicameral Chamber name (generic / translated) Dom Naroda / House of Peoples Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Predstavnicki dom / House of Representatives Affiliation to the IPU Yes Affiliation date(s) 1994 - LEADERSHIP President Ognjen Tadic (M) Dragan Covic (M) Sulejman Tihic (M)  Notes Elected on 9 June 2011. During the legislature, the presidency rotates every eight months among the country's three main ethnic groups. Mr. Ognjen Tadic (Serb) will be succeeded by Mr. Dragan Covic (Croat) and subsequently by Mr. Sulejman Tihic (Bosniak). Secretary General Marin Vukoja (M)  COMPOSITION Members (statutory / current number) 15 / 15 PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN More statistics  >>> Women (current number) 2 (13.33%) Mode of designation appointed 15 Notes Ten from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and five from the Republika Srpska. Term 4 years Last renewal dates 9 June 2011 (View details) CONTACT INFORMATION Address House of Peoples Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina Trg BiH 1 71000 SARAJEVO (Export mailing lists) Phone (38 7) 33 666 585 Fax (38 7) 33 233 480 E-mail Website http://www.parlament.ba/

Parliament name (generic / translated) Skupstina / Parliamentary Assembly Structure of parliament Bicameral Chamber name (generic / translated) Dom Naroda / House of Peoples Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Predstavnicki dom / House of Representatives LEGAL FRAMEWORK Electoral law 12 April 1996 Mode of designation appointed 15 Constituencies Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska. Voting system : The ten delegates from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (five Croats and five Muslims) are designated by the delegates of the same communities to the local House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Delegates from the Republika Srpska are designated by the National Assembly of that same Republic. Voter requirements - age: 18 years - citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina CANDIDATES Eligibility Qualified electors - age: 18 years - citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina - ineligibility: persons serving sentence imposed by International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, under indictment by the Tribunal or having failed to comply with an appearance order by the Tribunal Incompatibilities (data unaivalable) Candidacy requirements - individual or party (single or coalition) candidatures - for registration, each political party needs signed backing of at least 10,000 electors - individual candidates need support of at least 5,000 electors

Parliament name (generic / translated) Skupstina / Parliamentary Assembly Structure of parliament Bicameral Chamber name (generic / translated) Dom Naroda / House of Peoples Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Predstavnicki dom / House of Representatives BACKGROUND Dates of election / renewal (from/to) 9 June 2011 Timing and scope of renewal NA (not applicable) NA (not applicable) STATISTICS Voter turnout Distribution of votes Distribution of seats Distribution of seats according to sex Men Women Percent of women 13 2 13.33% Distribution of seats according to age Distribution of seats according to profession Comments Source: IPU Group of Bosnia and Herzegovina (10.06.2011)

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