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At stake in this election:
- 42 seats in the National House of Representatives (Predstavnicki Dom)
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: Three-person presidency Alija IZETBEGOVIC (Bosniak), Zivko RADISIC (Serb) and Ante JELAVIC (Croat) *
- Head of Government: vacant; NA **
- Assembly: Bosnia and Herzegovina has a bicameral Parliament (Skupstina) consisting of the House of Peoples (Dom Naroda) with 15 seats and the National House of Representatives (Predstavnicki Dom) with 42 seats.
* The presidency consists of three members, one Bosniak, one Croat and one Serb, who rotate every eight months.
** In February 2000, the Supreme Court ruled that the structure of the Council of Ministers was unconstitutional; a new structure is being negotiated
Description of electoral system:
- The Three-person presidency is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term.
- In the House of Peoples (Dom Naroda) 15 members are elected to serve 4-year terms*. In the National House of Representatives (Predstavnicki Dom) 42 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 4-year terms.**
* The seats are made up of 5 Bosniaks, 5 Croats, and 5 Serbs. Members are elected by the Bosniak/Croat Federation's House of Representatives and the Republika Srpska's National Assembly.
** 28 seats are allocated from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 14 seats from the Republika Srpska.
Main parties in the electoral race:
- Party: Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDPBH)
Leader: Zlatko LAGUMDEIJA
Seats won in this National House of Representatives election: 9
Seats won in last National House of Representatives election: 4 - Party: Party for Democratic Action (SDA)
Leader: Alija IZETBEGOVIC
Seats won in this National House of Representatives election: 8
Seats won in last National House of Representatives election: N/A - Party: Serbian Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDS-BiH)
Leader: Dragan KALINIC
Seats won in this National House of Representatives election: 6
Seats won in last National House of Representatives election: 4 - Party: Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
Leader: Ante JELAVIC
Seats won in this National House of Representatives election: 5
Seats won in last National House of Representatives election: 6 - Party: Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH)
Leader: Haris SILAJDEIC
Seats won in this National House of Representatives election: 4
Seats won in last National House of Representatives election: 0
Last Parliamentary election:
- Parliamentary elections to the National House of Representatives last held: September 12-13, 1998
Population and number of registered voters:
- Population: 3,835,777 (July 2000 est.)
- Registered Voters: 2,523,485