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cabinet: there is an executive body of ministers with no formal name
who are members of, and responsible to, the National Assembly
note: the president of the Muslim/Croat Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina is Kresimir ZUBAK (since 31 May 1994); Vice President
Ejup GANIC (since 31 May 1994); elections for the Presidency of
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Presidency of the Republika Srpska
will take place between six and nine months after the entry into
force of the Dayton Agreement (14 December 1995)
Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly
Chamber of Municipalities (Vijece Opeina): elections last held
November-December 1990 (next to be held NA); percent of vote by
party NA; seats - (110 total) SDA 43, SDS BiH 38, HDZ BiH 23, Party
of Democratic Changes 4, DSS 1, SPO 1
Chamber of Citizens (Vijece Gradanstvo): elections last held
November-December 1990 (next to be held NA); percent of vote by
party NA; seats - (130 total) SDA 43, SDS BiH 34, HDZ BiH 21, Party
of Democratic Changes 15, SRSJ BiH 12, LBO 2, DSS 1, DSZ 1, LS 1
note: the new constitution signed as part of the Dayton agreement on
21 November 1995 provides for a new bicameral Parliamentary assembly
which will consist of a House of Peoples with 15 delegates,
two-thirds from the Muslim/Croat Federation and one-third from the
Serbian republic, and a House of Representatives with 42 members,
two-thirds from the Muslim/Croat Federation and one-third from the
Serbian republic; elections are scheduled to be held six to nine
months after the entry into force of the Dayton Agreement
Judicial branch: Supreme Court; Constitutional Court
Political parties and leaders: Civic Democratic Party (GDS),
Ibrahim SPAHIC; Party for Bosnia, Haris SILAJDZIC; Croatian
Democratic Union of BiH (HDZ), Bozo RAJIC; Croatian Peasants' Party
of BiH (HSS), Stanko STISKOVIC; Independent Serbian Democratic Party
(NSDS), Petar DODIK; Liberal Bosniak Organization (LBO), Muhamed
FILIPOVIC; Liberal Party (LS), Rasim KADIC, president;
Muslim-Bosniac Organization (MBO), Adil ZULFIKARPASIC; Party of
Democratic Action (SDA), Alija IZETBEGOVIC; Republican Party of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Stjepan KLUJIC; Serb Democratic Party (SDS),
Radovan KARADZIC, president; Serbian Civic Council (SGV), Mirko
PEJANOVIC; Serbian Consultative Council, Ljubomir BERBEROVIC; Social
Democratic Party (SDP - formerly the Democratic Party of
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